MANILA The election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to be held on Sept. 22 in Marawi City will start on Friday.According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10412, the election period for the polls …
MANILA A measure seeking to establish a “Timbangan ng Bayan Center” in all markets nationwide has hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives.The lower chamber, voting viva voce, passed on Wednesday on second reading House Bill No. 7857, whi…
MANILA Senator Aquilino Koko Pimentel III, president of the ruling political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), has bared the personalities that may comprise the group’s 2019 senatorial slate.A letter dated Wednesday and add…
MANILA The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition filed by Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank that seeks to enforce the ruling of the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordering the release of up to PHP25 billion in financial assistance …
MANILA The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure prohibiting acts of discrimination against women in the workplace.The lower chamber passed via voice vote House Bill No. 6769, which seeks to expand the prohibited a…
MANILA President Rodrigo Duterte remains determined to wipe out corruption in government.Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Bong Go made the remark following Duterte’s pronouncement that he is already getting tired of a seemingly …
MANILAThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday assured assistance for the families of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were kidnapped by armed insurgents in Libya.In an interview, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he has…
