PEACE-MAKER Triumphant uprisings demonstrate how ordinary citizens in the new countries are courageously claiming their civil liberties and demanding the right to decide their own destinies. “People power” liberations have in recent times taken place in the Arab world and in both South...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Do you know many resource persons have been cited in contempt by the various committees in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress? The answer is 37, the possibly even more in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House of Representatives joint panel cited in contempt the corporate secretary of Lucky South 99—the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga—for...
TACLOBAN CITY – Amid the challenges brought by the pandemic, a coastal community in Allen, Northern Samar, seized an opportunity to showcase their hidden gem to the world. SUNSET in Barangay Cabacungan, Allen Northern Samar. (Buenos Diaz sa Caba) In late 2020, Aljun Diaz, a...
Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking members of the House of Representatives asserted their opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that aims to extend the term of office of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang photo, Facebook) The "quad-committee" in the House of Representatives wasn't formed for the purpose of assailing Vice President Sara Duterte or the previous Duterte...
(Unsplash) Amid claims that the prohibition on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) would directly impact the property industry, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) asserts that the ban would barely make a noise in the office and residential...
Carlos Yulo Gymnast Carlos Yulo's double-gold achievement in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics continues to mesmerize Filipinos, and House of Representatives members are no exception. 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero was so impressed with Yulo's feat that he...
Carlos Yulo (AP) Following Carlos Yulo’s triumphant campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics—becoming the Philippines’ first double-gold medalist—Speaker Martin Romualdez admitted that it would now be difficult to invite the phenom gymnast to the...
Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives is now studying the possibility of giving more benefits--including a lifetime pension--to Filipino Olympic medalists as a way to recognize them for the honor and prestige that they brought to the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Gymnast Carlos Yulo--the Philippines' "Golden Boy" in the 2024 Paris Olympics--has assured himself of a clash incentive worth no less than P6 million from the House of Representatives. This, after Yulo bagged his historic...
