People & Politics

Palace advises secret balloting for PDP-Laban’s bet for Speaker

By EJ Roque/Philippine News Agency MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday advised the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to conduct secret balloting among its members to determine their pulse for the House...

Speakership race crucial to PRRD’s legislative agenda

By EJ Roque/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The race for the House speakership is crucial in pushing for the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, specifically on tax reform and federalism,...

51 winning party-list groups proclaimed

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Wednesday officially proclaimed the winning 51 party-list groups in...

MinDa chair Alonto dies at 74

Lilian Mellejor/Philippine News Agency DAVAO CITY -- Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Datu Abul Khayr Alonto passed away at 10 p.m. Thursday due to lung and heart complications. He was 74. Alonto’s death was declared...

Solons hail enactment of Expanded Maternity Leave Law

By Jose Cielito Reganit/ PNA MANILA -- Three lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Thursday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the Expanded Maternity Leave Act, as they hailed the enactment of...

Palace agrees that focus should be on why children commit crime

By Azer Parrocha/ PNA MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday said it agreed with the remark made by Miss Universe Catriona Gray that government should “readjust” its focus to why children commit crimes. “Tama ka...

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