The executive department has failed to set aside specific funds for mental health interventions in schools under the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget. Students share a tablet to attend their online class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Manny Llanes/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
Where to go when you want to dress up for a ribeye that’s sizzling on a 500-degree Fahrenheit plate WELL DONE! Steaks done to perfection If you want to feel like Manila dining is back in full force, go to Ruth’s Chris. When I did, as soon as I set foot inside the spanking new restaurant on the...
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman believes that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can further extend the period of voter registration beyond three weeks. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (PNA) Lagman, in a statement on...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda decried on Thursday, September 30, the low budget given to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) especially with the country still recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Antique representatiive and House...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque justified on Thursday, Sept. 30 the certification as urgent of the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB), calling it a "pandemic budget". (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, Roque said that the Palace...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Thursday, September 30, cited the potential of a soon-to-be constructed inter-provincial road connecting Rizal and Bulacan in playing a key role in both provinces’ post-pandemic recovery. Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles “We are literally paving...
Lawmakers from the House of Representatives have called for an investigation, in aid of legislation, on the proliferation of smuggled carrots and other vegetables in local markets. (Pixabay) The Makabayan bloc compose of representatives of the Bayan Muna, Gabriela, ACT Teachers and Kabataan Party...
Projects in the railway sector will get the largest share of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P151.34 billion budget that has been approved in the plenary deliberations of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The interior of the newly built Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2...
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno has urged lawmakers and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize the rights and welfare of workers in the agency’s budget amid the ongoing pandemic. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) KMU with other groups from the migrants and youth...
The Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation officer who reportedly went “missing” after admitting to tampering the certification dates of the face shields the company delivered to the government supposedly on the orders of her superiors may be detained by the House of Representatives. Surigao del...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to standardize the retirement benefits to be given to judiciary officials. House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez’ Facebook page) House Bill...
Controversial Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation executive Krizle Grace Mago on
Tuesday, Sept. 28 vowed to do her best “to continue to cooperate” with the ongoing congressional inquiry into the alleged overpricing of COVID-19 supplies delivered by her firm to government. In a statement...
