Senatorial aspirant and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged the Senate to carefully review the terms stipulated under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement before concurring in the ratification of the trade pact. The RCEP, which covers the...
One of the first things that Vice President Leni Robredo will do is she wins in May 2022 is to issue an executive order declaring 'no mining' areas, effectively scrapping President Duterte’s 2021 order to lift the moratorium on mineral agreements. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) While she...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) called the proposal of vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio's to require military service for all young Filipinos "unnecessary." (Unsplash) In a statement, NUSP criticized Duterte's proposal, saying it's "delusional, unnecessary,...
Cebu 1st District Rep. Eduardo Gullas has backed aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio's plan to make military service mandatory for those 18 years old as he believed "is it good for nation building." Gullas, who authored House Bill 1788 to reinstate the Reserve Officers' Training Corps in...
A youth group has expressed its opposition to the proposal of vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio of requiring mandatory training for young Filipinos. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement released Friday, Jan. 21, the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) affirmed that "social...
Faculty at the University of the Philippines under the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) criticized vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte's proposal to require military service for all Filipinos and called out the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that vice presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s mandatory military service proposal shows her “lack of understanding” about security matters. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator,...
The country’s next president, who will be chosen this coming May in the national and local polls, will inherit a lot of good things from the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a...
If elected, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio will establish more "bagsakan" and "bulungan" system or trading posts in the country to give Filipinos access to lower agricultural products. Both Marcos Jr. and Duterte-Carpio noted...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Friday, Jan. 20 there is still no formal signing of alliance between his partner, vice presidential candidate Sara Dutere-Carpio, and the Cusi-wing PDP Laban party, which earlier announced its adoption of the latter as its bet...
Vice Gov. Imelda Papin of Camarines Sur Vice Gov. Imelda Papin of Camarines Sur said she respects the comment of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte who said that local government units (LGUs) should stop holding barangay pageants and basketball leagues, citing waste of money. "Let's respect each other's...
PDP-Laban President and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Friday, Jan. 21 that the party is not yet convinced with presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to become its bet for the upcoming elections despite being the running mate of its vice presidential candidate Sara...
