As the country awaits President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, findings from a survey by OCTA Research showed that inflation remains the most urgent national concern among nearly two-thirds of Filipinos. Based on the results of the 2nd quarter of 2024...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara has committed to listening to and working with all stakeholders to address the challenges facing the education sector. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara (Photo from Presidential Communications Office) “I am...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The list of government agencies expressing their firm opposition to a proposal to separate Mindanao from the rest of the country grew even longer as the Department of National Defense (DND) reiterated its commitment to...
The government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), will demarcate the specific functions and responsibilities to be assumed by the national government agencies (NGAs) as well as local government units (LGUs) in hosting and on the permitting processes for offshore wind farm installations;...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) celebrated its 87th founding anniversary on Monday, Dec. 19, at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo Quezon City. The event was graced by no less than its Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who, unfortunately, was mistakenly...
President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. is expected to hold roundtable and business meetings with select European companies with major presence or have plans to do business in the Philippines during his visit to Brussels. The president will participate in the ASEAN-EU Summit in Brussels next week where...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units in Metro Manila to support the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita (KADIWA) sa Pasko 2022 which would enable the public to buy goods at...
By Alex B. Brillantes, Jr. and Karl Emmanuel V. Ruiz President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) The first State of the Nation address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. included several references to the imperatives of governance reform, specifically the...
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Batasang Pambansa in fulfillment of a constitutional mandate and to follow a tradition that began when President Manuel L. Quezon addressed a special session of the National Assembly on November 25,...
GOLDEN AGE OF RELATIONS Ambassador Koshikawa giving a speech at the 68th Anniversary celebrations for the Japanese Self Defense Forces Last week the Japanese Embassy celebrated the 68th anniversary of their Self Defense Forces (SDF). At the official residence of Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, one...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has opposed the proposal of a militant teachers’ group for the new administration to drop English in favor of Filipino as the medium of instruction, saying it would be a "recipe for disaster". Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
WALA LANG In response to the charge that the Marcoses will now rewrite history, Senator Imee Marcos replied that they will simply try to present their side. Indeed the past 36 years as well as the recent campaign demonstrates what an 18th century biographer said, “it is the victor who writes...