Several organizations urged presidential bets to heed people's demand for land, aid, and justice. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon Farmers, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, and Anakpawis asked presidential aspirants to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 22, that its Science Education Institute (SEI) started accepting applications for the 2022 Undergraduate Scholarships. “The 2022 DOST-SEI Undergraduate S&T Scholarship Program is now open!,” read the DOST-VIII’s...
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo's senatorial slate for the May 2022 polls is now complete after Federation of Free Workers President Sonny Matula was named as the opposition's 12th candidate. Sonny Matula (Photo courtesy of Sonny Matula Facebook page) Robredo made the...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Friday could not help but lose her temper when she scrutinized the proposed P505-million budget of the National Tobacco Administration’s (NTA) budget for 2022. NTA, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (DA), had included in its proposed...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso plans to create a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) which will be independent from the existing Department of Agriculture (DA) if he wins as president in 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso...
Sen. Bong Revilla and Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado Revilla's three sons are all seeking government positions in the 2022 elections. (Photo courtesy of Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) On Friday (Oct. 22), Mayor Revilla announced on Facebook that her youngest son, Ram Revilla, will...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Oct. 22 said she has no problem with Senator Richard Gordon being included in Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial slate despite the negative perception that he played a huge role in her persecution as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration. De Lima, who...
The 145,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was reminded not to be biased or partisan to a particular political group in the upcoming May 22 national and local elections. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds its third quarter command conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon...
As part of its preparatory activities for the May 2022 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a voting simulation on Oct. 23 in San Juan Elementary School. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Comelec said one of the objectives of the activity is to determine the...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo advised her supporters to “fight smart” instead of engaging in the political game of their opponents ahead of the national elections in 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks to her supporters and volunteers during a virtual meeting on...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Thursday, Oct. 21 slammed the reductions in the over-all budget of state universities and colleges (SUCs) and on the capital outlay of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) under their proposed 2022 national budget. At the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the...
Photo from PFF Four players who suited up for the Philippine Azkals in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers lead the 23-man roster of the national U-23 squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers which starts next week in Singapore. Midfielders Oliver Bias and Mark Winhoffer, defender Justin...
