Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco received a 92 percent job performance rating in the nationwide “Boses ng Bayan” survey conducted in 2024, ranking her among the Marcos administration’s highest-rated cabinet officials. The independent poll by RP-Mission and...
The Philippines is accelerating labor reforms and strengthening worker protections by partnering with international and regional organizations to build a competitive and resilient workforce, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. DOLE Undersecretaries Carmela I. Torres and Benedicto...
It is the collective duty of the Filipinos to preserve and pass on the country 's culture and traditions, President Marcos said. President Marcos leads the conferment of the nine new Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan awardees on May 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila. (Mark...
The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) officially launched the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) Plan 2025-2034 on Monday, May 5, marking the Philippines’ first 10-year labor market development strategy. The landmark plan lays out a comprehensive roadmap for job creation, labor...
Bayan Muna Party-list on Wednesday, April 30, told National Security Council (NSC) assistant director general Jonathan Malaya to stop lecturing them about patriotism following the militant group's criticism of the government's purchase of a BrahMos cruise missile system. The group's former...
A miniature model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is on display at the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City, Sept. 25, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The National Security Council (NSC) condemned Tuesday, April 29, Bayan Muna’s alleged “reckless...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list representative Carlos Zarate on Monday, April 28, has warned the Philippine government from falling into the "trap" caused by the rivalry of the world's superpowers following China's latest provocation on the sovereignty of the Philippines, which is...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate on Monday, April 7, criticized (US) President Donald Trump's imposition of a 17 percent tariff on Philippine exports, which other government officials viewed as rather advantageous. For Zarate, the US government's move "is hypocritical and...
(John Louie Abrina/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate has a big problem with the government’s justification for the hefty fare hike on the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1. In particular, Zarate questioned the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB) The militant Makabayan groups have no love lost for former president Rodrigo Duterte, whom they want to hold accountable for all the innocent blood spilled during his six-year term in Malacañang. ...
Bayan Muna Party-list has expressed its appreciation to the Supreme Court (SC) for its decision to declare as unconstitutional the Social Security System (SSS)'s requirement for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay their contribution in advance. Former Bayan Muna Party-list Reps. Carlos Zarate...
Bayan Muna party-list on Monday, March 10, asked the Commission on Elections to investigate the massive and widespread black propaganda being perpetrated against them and other affected party-lists and candidates to file criminal cases. (Photo from Bayan Muna) In a letter to the Comelec sent by...
