Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday (May 25) said President Duterte should give presumptive President Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. the option to appoint his own officials. Pimentel issued the statement on the possibility that some, if not one, nominee of the Duterte...
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) was commended by Malacañang’s 8888 Citizens' Complaint Center for achieving a 100 percent resolution rate on its members' concerns. This is GSIS's 5th consecutive year of receiving the perfect rating from the Office of the President....
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said he hopes that the next Senate President will continue the initiatives of the Duterte administration and pass measures that prioritizes the welfare of struggling Filipinos in light of the ongoing pandemic. Go made the call when asked about his views about the...
Malacañang on Wednesday expressed confidence that newly-appointed Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh would continue to uphold excellence in the High Court, with her being a former Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said she would now focus on the dismissal of the “fabricated” drug cases against her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, failed to win a reelection during the recent May 2022 senatorial elections. “I will now have to focus on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 17, said presumptive vice president Sara Duterte can take her oath ahead of her assumption to office on midday of June 30. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) “Wala naman tayo nakikita na problema (We don’t see any problems,” Comelec...
President Duterte and other top ranking officials have been invited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to attend the proclamation of the 12 winning senators in the 2022 polls on Wednesday, May 18. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Tuesday, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the...
Media practitioners, bank workers, priests, physicians and nurses, among other professions, are now qualified to obtain licenses to carry firearms outside of their residence without having to prove their lives are in imminent danger as President Duterte signed a law easing their application...
President Duterte has signed a law providing honorarium and other benefits, including class exemptions and health insurance, to the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). Republic Act (RA) No. 11768 stated that SK members, including the treasurer and the secretary, shall receive a monthly...
Economist and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that to pay off the country’s Covid-19 debts, the next administration will have to generate around P326-billion in yearly revenue. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Photo from Joey Sarte Salceda FB) As of January 2022, the Department of...
Only the Supreme Court (SC) can stop Congress in its duty to canvass the votes cast for the presidential and vice presidential race during the May 9 elections. Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez had this to say Tuesday,...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. The UniTeam tandem during their...
