DBM: First Tranche of Government Pay Hikes Worth P57.91 Billion to be Release Next Week

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced to the media that all government agencies will obtain next week the first tranche of pay hikes for their employees. According to DBM’s announcement a total of 59.91 billion will be subject to agency disposal any time. The pay hike for government employees was granted after President … Read more

Sen. Koko Pimentel Wants TV Coverage of Presidential Debates Commercial Free

PDP-Laban President, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms urged the Commission on Elections, the organizers of the presidential debates that the event which will be aired on national TV will be aired non-stop and should be free of commercials. According to Sen. Pimentel during the first round … Read more

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Interviewed by Al Jazeera for a Documentary

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be the first presidential candidate from the Philipines to be interviewed by the world-renowned Al Jazeera News Network, one of the most trusted news agency in the Muslim world. According to some sources close to Mayor Duterte the interview will be aired in the last week of March. Photo Credit: To … Read more

Aya Medel Gives Birth to a Healthy Baby Boy with Simon Grey

One of the popular actress during the 1990’s, Aya Medel gives birth to a healthy baby boy on Valentine’s Day 2016 via cesarean section as she revealed her delivery through her official Facebook account on Saturday, February 27. Aya Medel who is now a certified chef and entrepreneur added the following caption on the photos … Read more

Gov. Salceda: If LP Loses in Bicol Blamed it on DOTC Sec. Abaya

Veteran politician and one of the most respected personality in the Bicol Region, Albay Governor Joey Salceda revealed during an interview with the media that if the ruling Liberal Party will lose in Bicol, blame it on DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.   According to the governor the delay in the completion of the Bicol International … Read more

Sen. Ralph Recto: Marcos Era Coco Levy Fund Needs Swift Action

Veteran lawmaker and senatorial candidate Sen. Ralph Recto stated during an interview with the media that one of the “unfinished” business of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution is how to plow back the billions in coco levy funds to the millions of farmers who paid them. The Senate President Pro-Tempore stated that “Thirty years … Read more

Mayor Duterte to Meet with MILF Officials After the Failed BBL

The tough-talking mayor of Davao City, presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will discuss the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as he is scheduled to meet with the top officials of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, in Maguindanao on Saturday. The visit of the 70-year-old Mayor Duterte to the main … Read more