President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) Something unusual happened in the House of Representatives just before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session. Right after House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivered his closing speech in plenary Wednesday night,...
Passage of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill before the July State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. is the ideal. But the "ideal" might not happen because there are still a lot of questions that senators wanted answered by Senator...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, May 28, commended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. for tasking the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to enable local government units (LGUs) to adapt to e-government systems as part of efforts to modernize...
CEBU CITY – The country’s top two leaders were in Cebu on Saturday, May 27, and graced key events in separate areas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte grace the grand launching of Pier 88 in Liloan town, northern Cebu on Saturday, May 27. (Photo from PNA-NIB)...
The justification for the immediate passage of the Maharlika Fund is too convoluted and vague, so said Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Hontiveros, in a statement on Thursday, slammed the certification of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill. “It is still being pushed despite the fact that...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is enforcing the conduct of "port capacity assessment" as one of the major requirements that offshore wind (OSW) investors have to accomplish and submit to the government as part of their applications for project-permitting. That has been one of the key stipulations...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “very concerned” about the impact of the proposed pension reform scheme on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) in the country. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-charge Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this matter during the hearing of...
Following the 15-year renewal of the Service Contract 38 for the Malampaya project, Razon-led operator firm Prime Energy can already carry out exploration drilling activities beyond the existing production area of the depleting gas field. This developed after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his recent meeting with US President Joe Biden highlighted renewable energy (RE) and the "loss and damage" concept, which seeks to compensate countries that have little contribution to global climate change....
Senator Imee Marcos revealed today, Friday, May 12, that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. still refuses to leave his temporary post as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Senator Marcos said the President still wants to stay as temporary DA secretary because “sabi niya...
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken note of the “significant ecological and social costs” of reclamation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an experts’ forum to craft policy recommendations to rationalize the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill that would institutionalize President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s flagship housing program in a bid to help government address the Philippines’ housing backlog. Go filed Senate Bill No. 2108, to institutionalize the “Pambansang...
