Five months after Typhoon Ulysses swept homes in Lupi, Camarines Sur, Vice President Leni Robredo shared that some 120 homes at the Angat Buhay Village are now ready for occupancy in May. Vice President Leni Robredo “So proud to share with you our Angat Buhay Villag in Lupi, Camarines Sur. 120...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughters, Aika and Tricia, took to social media to post their birthday greetings to their mother, recalling her hard work and work ethics that became shining examples throughout their lives. Vice President Leni Robredo receives birthday messages from daughters...
Supporters and volunteers of Vice President Leni Robredo celebrated her birthday on Friday, April 23, with the "National Lugaw Day," where residents from over 100 areas in the country were served rice porridge. Blogger Jover Laurio of the Pinoy Ako Blog, one of the volunteers who arranged the...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The economy, according to a statement from the Trade Secretary, lost an estimated P180 billion during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the government in Metro Manila and four other provinces. On the other hand, those...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Last week, I was asked to speak before a webinar sponsored by the UP Portia Alumnae Association on my experiences as a human rights lawyer during martial law. As many of you know, I began my career as a lawyer in the 1960s, trading the comforts...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay On Good Friday came the shocking news from the Department of Health (DOH) that the number of active COVID-19 cases for the day totalled 15,310. Many experts had predicted this would happen sooner than later, but its announcement on Good Friday...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Over the weekend, the government placed Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces, what the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) refers to as NCR Plus, under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) status - a softer, benign term for a hard lockdown –...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay As I write this column, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal have been placed under a “bubble” in an attempt to prevent a further surge in the number of viral infections caused by COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) has...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Looking back, it would be difficult not to feel a sense of frustration, even anger, at the many opportunities that were missed or ignored by government that could have made a difference today. No amount of feigned exuberance or managed events...
After a year in quarantine, a barangay in Iloilo province logged zero cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of the few remaining communities in the country that has been untouched by the virus. (Photo via Raymund Antonio) Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo had zero COVID-19 cases...
Vice President Leni Robredo found the new policy against the public display of affection (PDA) among couples funny, saying this may just end up like the short-lived motorcycle barriers. Robredo made the statement after the Philippine National Police (PNP) said police officers will now call out...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao denied that the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is calling on President Duterte to run for vice president in 2022. Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao (PNA FILE PHOTO) Pacquiao, acting PDP-Laban president, said in a presser on Friday,...
