A senior administration congressman on Sunday, November 7, called on reelectionist senators not to subject to “political grandstanding” the controversy relating to the decision of Shell Petroleum N.V. to sell its 45 percent operating stake in the service contract that includes the offshore...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As the world’s economic powers gathered in Rome for the G-20 Summit, Iran announced that it would resume nuclear talks in Vienna before the end of this month. Tehran’s announcement is a welcome development as it is a significant step...
The hotel’s yearly tradition becomes more special with the launch of a fundraising campaign for children’s orphanage A golden holiday. That is what The Manila Hotel is bringing this season as it lit up its Christmas Tree on Nov, 5, 2021. Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at The Manila Hotel...
The establishment of special economic zones in the country could spell a swift turn-around in the economy of various regions and provinces as government battles the economic devastation brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato Occidental Mindoro Rep....
Members of the House of Representatives are urged by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to declare as null and void the motion for reconsideration on the approval of House Bill No. 10171 which would institutionalize the abrogated University of the Philippines-Department of...
The Pasay City government said its active COVID-19 cases are now down to 90 as of Nov. 3. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said bringing down the active cases to 90 was made possible due to the continued vaccination of the adult population and the strict implementation of basic health protocols. Rubiano...
Not only is Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza in favor of relaxing stringent restrictions against plenary hall presence of congressmen, he wants the prohibition lifted entirely so that all Lower House members can participate in actual lawmaking. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist...
Several lawmakers want the House of Representativers to lift restriction in the personal participation of its members in plenary hall proceedings amid preparations for the resumption of regular session on Monday, Nov. 8. House of Representatives plenary 2 Deputy Majority Leader Jesus “Bong”...
Beyond Zero House of Mentorque gathered together seven talented social media phenoms to form a boy group that will take the music scene into a whole new level of performances highlighted by their individual passion and intensity to entertain, known as Beyond Zero. ANDREI DUKE The leading production...
A house-to-house check for possible symptoms of COVID-19 was conducted by the Pasay City government to curb the spread of the disease. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) under the supervision of Miko Llorca recorded 102 cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 1....
Anakalusugan partylist Representative Mike Defensor and three other members of the House of Representatives urged the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday to take over the Quezon City (QC) local government's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep....
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito has retained a comfortable majority of the lower house seats following Sunday's general election, according to final results early Monday morning. Led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the LDP secured 261 seats,...
