A Department of Agriculture (DA) that is under the supervision of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. can actually create a resilient Philippine food security, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believed. According to Concepcion, many of the country's micro,...
The fate of the K-to-12 education hangs on a balance as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte admitted on Monday, June 20, that it will be taken up by the next administration. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, the incoming Education chief, said the...
“The short lists are getting shorter. If we started with 10 names, a dozen names, we are down to maybe three or two in each of those departments.” President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Thus, said President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in a press conference on Monday,...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos is taking on the portfolio of Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, as least temporarily. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Marcos announced this himself in an impromptu press conference Monday, June 20, at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong...
A wake up call. (Unsplash) That's how outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas described the power outages in Luzon over the weekend, which affected an estimated one million residents, “This incident, which has been attributed to insufficient power supply, is a stark reminder that we...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on Monday, June 20, vowed to push two big ticket projects that she initiated during her term as mayor here – the High Priority Bus System (HPBS) and Waste to Energy Project (WTE) – to President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte said in a press...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to serve as the 17th president of the Philippines, while his running mate Vice President-elect Sara Duterte is the incoming 15th vice president of the Philippines. But why the numerical gap between the two? The answer is rather simpel; some...
With pump fuel prices seemingly racing toward the P100 per liter-mark, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the incoming Marcos administration to consider putting up a national strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I hope the BBM (Bongbong...
For the position of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has designated Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Assistant Governor Lilia Guillermo. Lilia Guillermo (Photo from dime.gov.ph) “Guillermo’s strong background in IT and her...
At the very end of Sara Duterte's journey toward the vice presidency, her 2022 election partner, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., was again by her side, happily sharing her big day in Davao City like a fond friend would. From left to right: Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, President-elect...
She has done her father and family proud. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN, Malacañang) House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez had this to say on the day of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's oath-taking Sunday,...
Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) Deputy Director General Ricardo de Leon has been named the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) director general-designate by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Ricardo de Leon (Photo from Philippine Public Safety College...
