Various lawmakers took turns to greet President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, his 65th birthday, wishing him good health and success in the “toughest job.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)
Construction Workers Solidarity (CWS) Party-list
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Sept. 7, asked the House of Representatives to return part of its proposed 2023 budget to fund health care workers’ benefits, cancer assistance, and several programs, such as the epidemiology and surveillance budget.
DOH budget hearing via Zoom on Wed
A stalwart of the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) chaired by Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday joined national party Lakas-CMD led by Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez.
While his nine rivals for the presidency slugged it out on the first television debate to bring nearly all of them together, survey frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was capping off his two-day campaign in vote-rich Pangasinan province Sunday night with a different first—dancing on stage to the delight of supporters
FIRST. Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Ma. Rachel Arenas files her certificate of candidacy (COC) on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pangasinan provincial office in Dagupan City. She was among the first aspiring candidates to file her COC. (Photo courtesy of Jerick James Pasiliao) DAGUPAN CITY - Some 138 aspiring candidates have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for the different electoral seats in Pangasinan as of October 2. Citing data gathered from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) said Monday that four have filed COCs for the congressional post, two of them are incumbent officials, one reelectionist, and a new aspirant. For the board members at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, there are five aspiring candidates so far. Thirteen filed their COCs for the mayoralty race in the towns and cities in the province, while 10 for the vice-mayoralty race. There ar