If he hadn't become a boxer, PROMDI presidential bet Senator Manny Pacquiao would have been a rebel fighting for justice and equality for poor Filipinos in the mountains of Mindanao. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Peace Forum Pacquiao made this candid admission of how his mind worked during the years of...
An official of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged the public to get vaccinated amid the continuous increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. (File Photo / National Ant-Poverty Commission) NAPC Undersecretary Penelope Belmonte joined the call and urged the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) should aggressively pursue a nationwide learning recovery program to prevent economic scarring due to the lack of face-to-face classes, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, in a statement...
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has not only affected the Filipinos' health but also their wealth as it pushed more than four million individuals deeper into poverty, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said. A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday,...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s flagship Angat Buhay program has helped 622,000 families in 223 cities and municipalities across the country since she assumed office in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) A yearend report from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said the families have...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cited the need to continue improving the mechanisms and systems put in place for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) to further reach more beneficiaries. Cabinet Secretary Carlo Alexei Nograles, representatives of...
Some 700 local candidates in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have vowed to support presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s masterplan in fighting poverty and corruption in the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao The local leaders made the vow as they took their oath as new members of the...
In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for...
A multi-stakeholder movement composed of education experts, teachers, parents, and students called on the government to reopen more schools in an effort to address the challenges in learning outcomes. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The critical situation should prompt government and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 24, said that it acknowledges the challenges in education quality of the country even before the pandemic and is currently addressing these by introducing various interventions. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod,...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, who was also once a scavenger himself, vowed to lift the poor people out of poverty if he wins the presidency. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Kapag ako ay sinuwerte, kung anong...
Elections is the season when all politicians love the poor and despise corruption but there is a way to check how genuine their claims and appeals are, Vice President and Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo said Friday, Oct. 29. Albayanons wave pink flags and ribbons in front of their houses while...