President Marcos plans to propose to Japanese officials during his upcoming state visit the exploration of alternative sources of petroleum products, noting that the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East should not be repeated if another crisis arises in the future. Asked during a roundtable...
In the first major business conference organized by the newly established Baguio Business Club (BBC) last April 30, 2026, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong issued a serious alert about a major economic recession that has already hit this otherwise very prosperous tourism resort—an area that has...
First, they conquered Coachella. On Monday, they conquered the hearts of House of Representatives members. Pinoy pop sensation BINI visited the House of Representatives during plenary session on May 18 as copies of House Resolution (HR) No. 93 was given to them by the House leadership. Originally...
President Marcos has maintained his position over Taiwan, saying the Philippines will not interfere in any internal matter, but hopes that it would be "resolved peacefully." "The Philippines has, from the very start, always held a one-China policy. We have always held a one-China policy. And we...
It 's almost time. The 11-strong House prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impending impeachment trial formally entered its appearance before the Senate impeachment court at 5:32 p.m. Monday, May 18--the same day the senator-judges took their oath and convened as a tribunal....
Malacañang has reminded senators, who will serve as judges for Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, to remember that they are serving the people and not one person alone. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro refused on Monday, May 18, to judge...
A total of 13,571 families and 115 presidential scholars in Makati will receive rice assistance under the national government’s “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program, the Makati City government said on Monday, May 18. Mayor Nancy Binay and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the...
Domestic lenders sought higher yields due to political uncertainty, such that the government fell short of its planned up to ₱33-billion borrowing from short-dated debt paper on Monday, May 18. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised just ₱25.4 billion during its latest treasury bills...
More than 141,000 units of passenger jeepneys and UV Express were uploaded to the database that grants P10 per liter discount fuel subsidy, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) disclosed on Monday, May 18. LTFRB chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II said the figure covers all...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development 's (DSWD) Pag-abot Program has provided initial intervention to the elderly man in Cebu City who recently went viral after being arrested for playing his harmonica on the streets to buy food for his hungry grandchild. The DSWD Field...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed former Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon as the new Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, charging the policy veteran with accelerating state spending to counter the slowing economy and an ongoing energy crisis. De Leon, who becomes the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it drove away a Chinese research vessel that had been allegedly conducting “unauthorized” marine scientific research (MSR) near cays within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement on Sunday night, May...
