Red-tagging community pantries is a waste of time and resources, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, April 25, as she criticized some government officials for being “irresponsible” in putting malice in these activities. VP Leni Robredo Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN “Iyong sa akin, napaka...
The Senate will pursue a review of the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite the gag order on Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. and Lorraine Badoy—who are spokespersons for the agency. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made this assurance even...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seven working days to complete the establishment of a green lane for the applications of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers. Anti-Red Tap Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo:...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto lectured on Friday, April 23, the spokesperson of the government's anti-insurgency task force for cracking down on organizers of community pantries. Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. again earned the ire of senators for red-tagging volunteers who have...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday, April 23, called on the leadership of the Upper Chamber to compel the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to report its use of its P19-billion budget. Drilon issued the appeal as he reiterated his...
At least 50 priority government agencies will be pledging their commitment against burdensome and corrupt-ridden processes in the bureaucracy, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said. ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica made the statement as he administered the oath of the anti-red tape...
The Duterte administration should use Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr.’s skill for profiling to boost the government’s contact-tracing efforts to help combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the country, Senator Nancy Binay said on Friday, April 23. “Baka yung skill...
Margielyn Didal Filipina skateboarding sensation Margielyn Didal is maximizing her time and effort to train at her custom-built training facility in Soul Sierra, Cebu. Didal is currently spending most of her training at the said skatepark, which was specifically designed by Boots Brandon based on...
(Clockwise from top left) Brave Girls’ Yujeong, BLACKPINK’s Rose, Brave Girls’ Yuna, Red Velvet’s Wendy, Brave Girls’ Minyoung and BLACKPINK’s Jennie (Instagram) Trending K-pop group Brave Girls’ Yujeong, Yuna and Minyoung, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Red Velvet’s Wendy are the top five...
Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman The three films today all offer firm grasps of social reality; but arrive at it in different ways. One does so by having us enter the mind of an aging individual afflicted with Alzheimer’s, while the second offers a look at institutional racism via a strong sense...
Even with the ongoing pandemic, the awards season carried on with the recent presentation of the British Academy Film Awards over the weekend. For the first time, the BAFTA Film Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, giving recognition to the past year’s honorable British and...
(Photo from vitalmtb.com) Red Bull Formation, the world's first all-women freeride mountain bike event makes a comeback this May 24 to June 1 after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight athletes from Canada, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, and Sweden will...
