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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the ceremonial signing of the 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) at the Malacañan Palace on December 28, 2020. ALFRED FRIAS/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA – After initially refusing to name lawmakers who allegedly demanded kickbacks from project contractors, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night finally bared their names. Duterte said he decided to disclose their names after agreeing with Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor that it was important to name them so as not to tarnish the image of the entire chamber. “Kaila...

President Rodrigo Duterte (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 28) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed the ₱4.5 trillion national budget for 2021. Duterte signed the spending plan as Republic Act No. 11518 in a ceremony held in Malacañang. Select members of the Senate and the House of Representatives witnessed the event. Although it was not announced during the signing, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado told CNN Philippines in a text message that some items under the spending plan have been vetoed and will be announced tomorrow. The government averted a reenacted ...

Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor rued on Sunday the lack of tangible augmentation on the budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.

Published December 20, 2020, 3:07 PM Filipino nurses’ workaholic nature is sadly the main reason why a lot of them have died abroad from COVID-19. A nurse checks on a patient who has recovered from COVID-19 as he donates plasma (Maria Tan / AFP/Getty Images / MANILA BULLETIN) Anakalusugan party-List Rep. Mike Defensor gave this assessment Sunday amid reports that up to 30 percent of the nurses in the United States who have succumbed to COVID-19 were Filipinos. “Filipino nurses in America, for instance, won’t hesitate to perform additional work on weekends and holidays, or to work the g...

Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defensor, vice chairman of the House Committee on Health, said that with only P2.5 billion guaranteed allocation from government next year, the procurement of COViD-19 vaccine to “save lines and livelihood is at the mercy of foreign lenders.” “While our officials are quarreling on whether we missed the bus or dropped the ball on the Pfizer vaccine, funding for our procurement remains uncertain,” he said. “Thanks to Congress, which, ironically, opted to prefer loans mostly from foreign sources, instead of the tax...