Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, on Wednesday, July 26, vowed to pursue the passage of a measure seeking to introduce amendments to the procurement law and auditing code to help empower local government units (LGUs). Sen. Francis "Chiz"...
Anti-cyber crime experts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned netizens of expected escalation of hacking incidents in the social media with the full implementation of the SIM registration law. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Hernia, director of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), said they...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” Tan (Facebook) House Assistant Majority Leader and Quezon 4th district Rep. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” Tan has responded to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) by filing two measures that the latter...
Teachers were among those that were looking forward to the updates by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. especially for the education sector when he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) While Marcos mentioned...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said there will no longer be any further extension in the deadline to register active SIMs. It may be recalled that the government extended the original deadline of 26 April 2023 by another 90 days, as allowed under the SIM Registration Act,...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has described his first day on the job as congressman as "exciting", even as he acknowledged the need for him to continue learning. "Syempre kailangan nating makinig dahil kumbaga sa school bagong pasok tayo...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was urged to discuss the proposed Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Act and the full implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) in his second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on...
A group of education workers urged the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to “act” on blacklisting the firms involved in the controversial laptop procurement for teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Erwin Tulfo is poised to become the 312th active member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. This, after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finally issued Tulfo's...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct a review of the country’s Mental Health Act or Republic Act No. 11036. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) Gatchalian said a Senate inquiry into the law’s...
(ACT Teachers Party-list) Makabayan solons ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas will let their outfits do the talking on the day of the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Castro's office sent to House of Representatives reporters Thursday, July 20...
A group urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to declare in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) the setting of a minimum salary standard for private school teachers that is equivalent to the entry-level salary of public school teachers. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE)...
