Opposition lawmakers have strong doubts the Malacanang-based Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) will investigate various irregularities exposed by the Commission on Audit (COA) against the Department of Health and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS)....
The progressive Makabayan bloc is pushing for a full scale congressional inquiry into the adverse audit findings made by the Commission on Audit in the the management by the Department of Health of the P67.32 billion anti-COVID 19 funds. Makabayan bloc image The resolution calling for the...
For the sake of putting end to the Duterte brand of governance, various opposition groups have been asked to be “open to all formulas” that could lead to unification. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Panfilo Lacson House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has urged the government increase the number of daily coronavirus tests and vaccination to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN. / FILE PHOTO) Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. said the “most urgent” steps that the...
An adverse audit observation made by the Commission on Audit in Philippine Army’s handling of billions of pesos in government funds drew calls from the House of Representatives to make responsible military officials be held accountable. Soldiers Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
Heads must roll in the Philippine National Police for the deployment of 51 COVID-19 afflicted police officers for crowd control duties at a feared “virus super-spreader event like the protest rally during the State of the Nation Address in Quezon City. SONA PROTEST RALLY “It's almost like...
Malacañang said it was not diminishing the efforts of Vice President Leni Robredo to help Filipinos during the coronavirus pandemic, noting that all contributions were highly appreciated. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Manila Bulletin File Photos)...
There is no stopping the country’s teachers from marching alongside many sectors this Monday, July 26, to express dismay over President Duterte’s “empty” promises and programs and policies that resulted in the suffering of the country’s education sector. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The...
The local government units (LGUs) have the right to permit or reject requests for the staging of rallies in their respective jurisdictions with President Duterte delivering his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (DILG logo) The Department of the Interior and Local...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress on Tuesday, July 20, for allegedly spreading lies about the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Bayan Muna Rep Eufemia Cullamat earlier branded DILG Secretary...
President Duterte’s declaration of running for vice president to avoid the lawsuits he may be facing once his term ends in 2022 “is an insult to voters,” an activist group said Sunday, July 18. President Rodrigo Duterte Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr....
President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice...
