Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) digital healthcare arm mWell is pioneering the use of drones for the delivery of medicine in Southeast Asia in order to reach hard-to-access areas in the Philippines. In a statement, the firm said the service is designed to complement the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) favored the establishment of a Forensic Institute in the country to increase the number of forensic pathologists who can help law enforcers in solving crimes and addressing human rights violations. Supported by the CHR was the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No....
Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 31 to certify the legislated wage hike bill in the Senate as urgent, emphasizing the need to improve the standard of living for Filipino workers. Villanueva, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and...
Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, January 21 called on lawmakers to consider a different version of an anti-teenage pregnancy bill, one that would not provide or introduce risky policies in the country’s sexuality education. Revilla said Senate Bill No. 1209, or the proposed...
Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
Some senators were elated with the Department of Health’s (DOH) latest directive to relieve senior citizens of the need to present their purchase slip booklets to avail themselves of the discount on medicines. Sen. Loren Legarda welcomed the directive saying this would also enhance the...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., on Wednesday, December 18 urged the National Commission of Senior citizens (NCSC) to fully implement the Expanded Centenarian Law or Republic Act 11982 in January 2025. Revilla warned the NCSC it will face the ire of the country’s senior citizens and...
CEBU CITY – Echoing the pronouncement of fellow lawmakers, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday denied speculations that there are moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero. SEN. Bong Revilla denies moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero during a press conference in Mandaue City...
Unveiling of the historical marker commemorating the 1898 Bacoor Assembly at the Cuenca Ancestral House by the city government of Bacoor and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on August 1, 2023 (Photo from NHCP's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos has signed...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has urged the government not to leave employees of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in limbo. During the Senate’s hearing on the proposed budget of the OMB for 2025, OMB’s primary function was put into question after Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy...
Cavite 7th District Board Member Abeng Remulla and Cavite 2nd District Board Member Ram Revilla filed their certificates of candidacy for governor and vice governor on Oct. 8 (Screenshot from Abeng Remulla's Facebook live stream/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Cavite 7th District Board Member...
Cavite 1st District Rep. Jolo Revilla filed his COC for re-election on Oct. 1 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado Revilla and Cavite 1st District Rep. Jolo Revilla filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for re-election at the Office of...
