A bill that seeks to establish the country's competitive edge in the natural bamboo market in transport, construction, furniture, and fabric sectors that can lead to industrial-manufacturing development will be refiled in Congress. Bohol Representative Edgardo M. Chatto said he will refile House...
The city government of Mandaluyong welcomed 575 Grade 12 students during its "Be Academically Aware" or B.A.A. College Fair that aims to help them decide on what colleges or universities they want to enroll in and the respective programs that they wish to take up in college. Photo from Rep. Benjie...
COOP-NATCCO Partylist Representative Felimon Espares (House of Representatives) Felimon Espares, an educator and the voice of cooperatives nationwide, brings to the 19th Congress his 31 years of cooperative movement experience as COOP-NATCCO Partylist representative. The National Confederation of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has bared that the creation of the country's virology center is about to shape up. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) "I have presented to the Congress, both Houses of Congress, the proposed creation...
After undergoing a seven-day mandatory isolation, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. carried on with swearing in officials he picked to lead certain posts under his administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Ambassador Manuel Antonio Teehankee. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong...
Siblings Reps. Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS Party-list), Eric Yap (Benguet); and Quezon City 4th district Councilor Egay Yap are firming up their roles in the country’s political scene, winning all their respective races during the May 2022 elections. From left to right: Egay, Edvic, and Eric Yap Even as...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez took his oath of office as 1st District Representative administered by his father, former city mayor and now a barangay chairman in San Dionisio, Pablo Olivarez. Olivarez' younger brother, mayor-elect Eric, and son Pablo who won as councilor, also took their...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has taken his oath as the re-elected Marinduque lone district representative in the 19th Congress while he shared the stage with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio. Outgoing House Speaker and re-elected Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco takes...
The House Committee on Energy approved a substitute bill “subject to form and style” to amend the 1998 Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act or the Oil Deregulation Law. 71888 House Bill (HB) 10505, authored by Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Juan Miguel ”Mikey” Arroyo to amend the Oil...
The Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to strengthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). During their respective sessions on Wednesday, both chambers ratified the bicameral committee report on Senate Bill No. 2124 and...
Enchong Dee (Facebook) Actor Enchong Dee was released on bail after he voluntarily surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Quezon City Monday afternoon in connection with the P1 billion cyber libel case filed against him by DUMPER Representative Claudine Bautista-Lim in August...
Photo courtesy: Department of Health World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe was conferred with the Order of the Golden Heart by the Philippine government, through the Department of Health (DOH). The Order of the Golden Heart is an award given to...