CEBU CITY -- The rigors of campaigning may have taken its toll on Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III but his optimism remains, with nine days to go before the national elections. "I’m confident that we will do well. It's all in God's hands," said Sotto, running mate of presidential...
The measures regulating the use of electric and vintage vehicles in the country have lapsed into law without the signature of President Duterte, copies of the new laws showed. Measures regulating the use of electric and vintage vehicles lapse into law with the signature of President Duterte on...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday, April 30 welcomed President Duterte's signing of two laws, which recognize the significance of the abaca and egg industries in the country's growth and development. President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 1170 declaring the province of Catanduanes as the...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga--In what can be described as her most explicit endorsement yet, former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo introduced Bongbong Marcos to the huge crowd here as "the next president of the Republic of the Philippines". Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
Former ambassadors, who served under different administrations, have come together to endorse Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in their respective bids in the May 9 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (VPLR Media...
President Duterte has signed into law the Excellence in Teacher Education Act which seeks to strengthen teacher education in the Philippines by revamping the Teacher Education Council (TEC) and establishing a scholarship program for aspiring teachers. (JOHN JEROME GANZON / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure, which grants the mandatory continuing benefits to public and private healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies of a national scale. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No....
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) loaned P715 million to a private hospital chain to build a new medical facility in the municipality of Pilar in Bataan province. The state-owned bank granted the loan to Allied Care Experts (ACE) Group for the ongoing construction of their start-up...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon—Vice President Leni Robredo had a friendly banter with her supporters here on Thursday, April 28, after she joked with them about possibly winning on May 9. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VPLR Media Bureau) As her supporters in this City cheered her while on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has signed a resolution asking President Duterte to declare Election Day, May 9, as special non-working holiday, Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan announced on Thursday, April 28. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan (Office of...
House leaders hailed Malacañang for enacting on Wednesday, April 27 the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act. (Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's Facebook) "We applaud President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for signing the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act into law, which is a priority...
President Duterte had admitted that he was wrong when he promised to solve the country's problem with illegal drugs in three to six months, saying hubris probably forced him to make such a pronouncement when he was campaigning for the presidency in 2016. President Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
