Senatorial aspirant and former Vice President Jejomar C. Binay Thursday said benefits should be given to family members who are caring for their elderly parents. “Since the pandemic began, more and more Filipinos have been caring for their elderly parents. Not only have they lost income, but the oppressive situation…
Malacanang Palace, the official residence and principal workplaceof the President of the Philippines. (File photo) MANILA - As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is busy preparing for next year's national and local elections, there is a lingering question with apparent national significance, but has never been asked. This is the question, which concerns the next vice president and all future ones: "Why the Philippine government seems to have no plan to put up an official and permanent residence where the country's second highest official-in-waiting can stay and meet his or her official visitors, or even the common people needing help?" That question has a follow-up one: "Why is there a need for such official residence for the vice president?" While it is not constitutionally mandated, unlike in the case of the president, the vice president also needs a presentable residence for being the second highest elected official of the land. Section 6, Article VII
Former Vice President and now senatorial aspirant Jejomar C. Binay has cautioned government officials against prematurely allowing more people outdoors, as health officials report a downtrend in Covid-19 cases. Binay said government should learn from the premature loosening of restrictions at around this time last year. “We were hit by…
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar C. Binay on Monday urged the government to immediately release the long-delayed benefits for nurses and other health-care workers (HCW) provided by law. Binay also batted for decent wages and job security for nurses as a long-term solution to the continuing departures of…
SENATOR Richard J. Gordon on Sunday welcomed his inclusion as an official common candidate in the senatorial slates of three presidential candidates in his bid for a second term in the Senate in the May 2022 elections. Gordon, who chairs the Bagumbayan-Volunteers for New Philippines (BVNP), said he is grateful…