House of Representatives (PPAB) The House of Representatives is eyeing the release of invitations for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. second State of the Nation Address (SONA) by Monday, July 10. Thus, said House Secretary General Reginald Velasco as he addressed the participants of the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez met on Monday, July 3 to discuss the priority bills to be passed in the coming Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Senate and House leaders met at the Manila Golf Club in Makati City on July 3, 2023 to discuss...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made it clear Tuesday, July 4 that he won't call for Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco's resignation in connection with the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 4 called on the Senate to prioritize deliberations on Senate Resolution No. 659 that seeks to get the Philippine government to sponsor a resolution before the UN General Assembly to call on China to stop its harassment of Filipino vessels in the West...
Economic ties between the Philippines and the Netherlands are expected to reach new heights as the two countries expressed interest in exploring more areas of cooperation on trade and investment. This came after the recent visit of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual to...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) present a special concert featuring three of the CCP's young music scholars: flutist Mark Kenedy Rocas, violinist Adrian Nicolas Ong, and pianist Aidan Baracol. The concert, titled "PPO Young People’s...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Pardon me if I’m politically incorrect when discussing obesity, but there are no ifs and buts about being overweight. No matter how you say it — fat, overweight, plump, ample, chubby, tubby, big, or plus-size — being over your ideal weight for height has health...
REFLECTIONS TODAY We normally wish that all things would go smoothly according to plan. Imagine how convenient life would be if everything turns out as we hope they will. However, life has a way of shaking things up. The boat we are in, much like the boat of Jesus’ disciples, is rocked by...
CEBU CITY – Local officials in Cebu signed a manifesto expressing their support for embattled Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco amid the controversies surrounding the country’s new tourism slogan. SECRETARY Frasco (DOT FB) “We, Congressmen, City Mayors, Municipal Mayors, and Councilors...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is advancing its plea for regulatory support -- primarily on the removal of caps and for the timely approval of its capital expenditure (capex) program, so it can inject much-needed investments for the massive-scale integration of...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is calling on the Department of Tourism (DOT) to redo its tourism campaign using a consultative method employed by the previous Duterte administration. This, as the Bicolano expressed Monday afternoon, July 3 that he was...
The money used for the promotional advertisement for “Love the Philippines” should be returned, former senator Richard Gordon said on Monday, July 3. Former Senator Richard Gordon (MB File Photo) Gordon, who is also a former tourism secretary, also criticized...