For the position of chief presidential legal counsel (CPLC), President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tapped none other than former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Read more here: https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/17/enrile-to-become-palace-legal-counsel-guevarra-faustino-also-tapped/ Former...
Several road closures will be implemented in Manila for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the National Museum on June 30. (Courtesy of National Capital Region Police Office) The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Thursday, June 16, that final security...
Ambassador of New Zealand Peter Francis Tavita Kell made quite the impression Friday, June 17 for his effort in partly speaking in Filipino during his press briefing with local reporters covering President-elect Bongbong Marcos. Ambassador Peter Kell (Screenshot from PTV Facebook) Kell not only...
Poland is willing to extend help to the Philippines in connection with the looming food crisis as well as the defense sector, revealed Chargé d’ Affaires of Poland, Jaroslaw Szczepankiewic following his courtesy call with President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Friday, June 17....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the next administration to address stunting among Filipino children, warning of the long-term effects on their growth and development. Gatchalian made the call as the outgoing Duterte administration seeks a $178.1-million loan from the World Bank to address...
Outgoing Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra has been tapped to become the solicitor general under the incoming Marcos administration. Solicitor General-designate Menardo Guevarra (Malacañang photo) Guevarra accepted his nomination as solicitor general-designate during his...
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile--who in recent years has been memed by social media for being an "immortal"--will make his return to public service under the incoming Marcos administration. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (Malacañang photo) This, after the 98-year-old was named...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is scheduled to receive five more foreign envoys for courtesy calls on Friday morning, June 17. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) According to an advisory, Marcos will meet with Chargé d’ Affaires of Poland, Jaroslaw...
After weeks of speculation as to which Cabinet post SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta would get from President-elect Bongbong Marcos, it seems that the one-time UniTeam Senate bet has settled back "home", at the House of Representatives, at least for the meantime. (Photo from Rodante...
If House Committee on Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda would have his way, he would revise the government's Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan in order to cover two key areas. (Unsplash) “There are two areas that are not very well-articulated in the...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion to discuss issues affecting the local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), specifically health, economy, and the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis on businesses....
Human rights lawyer and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has called on President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to release outgoing Senator Leila De Lima from jail. Rep. Edcel Lagman (File Photo) De Lima has been detained since February 2017 on alleged, “trumped-up,” drug...
