VP Leni Robredo asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to excuse the movement for reevaluation previous representative Bongbong Marcos recorded to invert its past excusal administering. In a proclamation, Robredo shared that PET should throw the movement as she underscored that Marcos simply introduced contentions like the electing fight that was requested excused last Feb. 16th. The MR should be …

As President Duterte checked yesterday the beginning of his last year in office, a top Malacañang official said the Chief Executive is leaving the administration without having eased up in his battle against illicit medications while managing the Covid pandemic. As indicated by official representative Harry Roque Jr., the President invests wholeheartedly by they way he dealt with the country …

The Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 terminated yesterday with about P9 billion in reserves implied for pandemic reaction programs left unutilized. With no further augmentation of the law, these assets will be returned to the public depository, leaving the tasks for which they were dispensed hanging, said Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez. The Cagayan de Oro representative …

Amidst everything that’s happening, President Rodrigo Duterte certified two bills seeking to extend the validity of the 2020 national budget and the so-called “Bayanihan 2” legislation as urgent steps to ensure that the government has enough fiscal leeway to finance next year’s expensive pandemic response. Duterte gave presidential certification to House Bill 6656 in a letter to House Speaker Lord …

METRO MANILA – The Senate has ratified last night the P140-billion Bayanihan to Recover as One measure that will support the sectors heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chair of the Senate finance committee Sen. Sonny Angara said the funds will be used for the various government programs with an additional P25-billion standby appropriation and P10 billion for the procurement …