Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) There will be no more "drama" in the elections thanks to the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to finally do away with the practice...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen have expressed support for the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) plan to file a quo...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives through for Committee on Human Rights is set to launch next week an inquiry on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous Duterte...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Contributed photo) The Chinese Embassy's release of an alleged phone conversation between a Philippine military official and a Chinese diplomat underscores the need for a thorough inquiry on the sudden...
A British blogger, who describes himself a “Pinoy at heart,” told American singer and record producer Benny Blanco to apologize for disrespecting fast food brand Jollibee and Filipinos. London-based Malcolm Conlan , who “love the Philippines and Filipino people with all my heart and soul,”...
Filipinos are up in arms against American singer and record producer Benny Blanco for a TikTok video wherein he dissed Jollibee food products. Jollibee is one of Filipinos’ favorite fast food brands. In his video titled “my first time trying jollibee,” Blanco said, "All right...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the labor and employment plan (LEP) aimed at addressing unemployment and underemployment in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This was disclosed by Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma...
Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante (Facebook) Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante is supporting proposals to allow industrial users to directly import sugar for their production needs as a way for them to mitigate the impact of El Niño. In his radio program "Kongreso Ngayon At Your Service"...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated former Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor Eduardo Guillen as the acting administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Former Piddig mayor Eduardo Guillen (Photo courtesy of the DA) Malacañang confirmed that Guillen took his oath as...
A social organization of journalists in the Philippines expressed its support to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting Administrator Benny Antiporda amid his “fight to clear his name.” Antiporda received the “full support” of the National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) after...
Two House members have assailed the Ombudsman's unusually swift suspension of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) administrator, Benny Antiporda, saying the suspension is not only questionable but also puts to risk the country’s energy supply requirement and irrigation needs. NIA...
Benny Blanco, BTS and Snoop Dogg’s “Bad Decisions” debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Bad Decisions” was released on Aug. 5 and is a collaboration by Blanco, BTS’ Jungkook, Jimin, V and Jungkook, and Snoop Dogg. It will be a part of Blanco’s studio album that will...
