In less than a month, a new administration will take the reins of the country. We would know by then the direction of the next president’s agenda, which will shape the future of this nation. As of the moment, there are still no announcements with regards to the environment team that will lead the...
Kusug Tausug Party-list. Shernee Tan-Tambut slammed on Friday, June 3 investigative journalist's Raissa Robles’s recent Twitter post wherein the latter sarcastically said that plans to open up Mindanao to tourism would increase local bandits' prospects for kidnapping. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep....
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is grateful to her colleague, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, for asking the incoming Marcos administration to free her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said she is humbled by Recto’s kind remarks during his...
Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 3 said he will ask President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order that would suspend the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium hike scheduled this year. Former Senator JV Ejercito (Cesar...
Outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto on Friday, June 3 said the economic team of President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. is what the market might rate “premium investment grade Recto, described by his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as the...
The Philippines under the term of President Duterte was "a friend to all, enemy to none" as it was able to strengthen existing ties and forge new partnerships with various traditional and non-traditional allies. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of PCOO) During the Duterte Legacy Summit, the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, June 1 called on the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to help free Senator Leila de Lima whom he said is a “feisty lady worthy of our respect.” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today (May 30) said it is better for the incoming Marcos administration to decide whether the December 5 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections shall go on as scheduled or reset them. Sotto said it would be better if next Congress should get the...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than 40 million individuals who are already eligible for Covid-19 booster shots have yet to receive additional...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers have yet to submit their emergency use authorization (EUA) application for their respective vaccines to be used as booster shots for children under five to 11 years old. “Sa ngayon po kasi wala pang nagaapply o...
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...
With a month and a half left to go, a new administration led by presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take over. News of prospective Cabinet members and new political movements and alliances will soon fill the news and give us a preview of what a Marcos administration will look like. When...
