Bongbong Marcos’ first order: Abolish PACC, Office of Cabinet Secretary

Neil Arwin Mercado 07/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong”  Marcos Jr. has issued his first order as the country’s top leader: abolish the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. The directive is contained in Executive…

Comelec: Barangay, SK polls to push through in December unless new law is passed

Neil Arwin Mercado 07/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will continue in December unless a new law postponing it will be passed. Comelec acting spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said this…

Senator-elect Robin Padilla to debate in Filipino: ‘I won’t be facing Americans’

Neil Arwin Mercado 06/14/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Neophyte Senator-elect Robin Padilla said Tuesday he is “100 percent” ready to join the Senate, but will opt to debate in Filipino, saying he would be facing Filipino legislators, “not Americans.” Padilla, who topped…

P20 per kilo price of rice ‘not yet possible,’ says agri chief

Neil Arwin Mercado 06/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Based on current data, lowering the price of rice to P20 a kilo is “not yet possible” as of the moment, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said Wednesday. Dar said that prior…

Bongbong Marcos’ PFP spent P272 million for presidential campaign — SOCE

Neil Arwin Mercado 06/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) spent P272 million for the campaign of president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in the 2022 national elections. This was according to the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE)…

Sara Duterte spox warns DepEd suppliers, contractors of scammers

Neil Arwin Mercado 06/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The spokesperson of Vice President-elect Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio is warning the public against persons who claim to be connected with the office of the Vice President-elect and are collecting advance payments for projects of…

Lawyer-vlogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles is Marcos’ press secretary

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer and radio commentator-vlogger Rose Beatrix “Trixie” Cruz-Angeles has been named as the head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) under the administration of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Atty. Vic Rodriguez,…

Some teachers replaced by cops for poll duties in Cotabato City — Comelec

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Some teachers in Cotabato City opted not to serve for poll duties on election day due to confusion and fear for their safety, prompting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to replace them with trained personnel from…

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes off Davao Oriental

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/05/2022

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake likewise struck the area at 4:16 a.m. The latest…

Alert Level 1 in Metro Manila, 88 other areas until May 15

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will remain under COVID-19 Alert 1, the least restrictive in the government’s five-tiered alert level system, from May 1 until May 15, Malacañang announced Friday, April 29, 2022. This was approved by…

Bongbong Marcos wants more non-teaching staff in public schools

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is planning to hire more non-teaching staff in public schools should he emerge victorious in the May 9 elections, saying many teachers suffer from work overload. Marcos on…

Marcos spox cries ‘censorship, interference’ after FB suspends his account

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/26/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Facebook account of Atty. Vic Rodriguez, the spokesperson of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., was temporarily suspended, a move that he claimed was a form of “censorship” and an “interference on a…

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