The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) on Monday, Jan. 26 called on President Marcos to intervene and order the immediate release of seven residents arrested during the “violent” dispersal of an anti-mining barricade in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. “ICHRP...
There are now officially two impeachment complaints filed against President Marcos at the House of Representatives. This, after House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil formally received on Monday morning, Jan. 26 the 37-page complaint prepared by returning militant groups and former Makabayan bloc...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has chosen to inhibit himself for all talks pertaining to the attempts to oust his father, President Marcos, through the constructional process of impeachment. "In view of the impeachment complaints filed against President Ferdinand...
PEACE BY PEACE Those who have visited Cotabato City for the first time are often amazed by what they witness during their 30-minute drive from the airport to the town center: well-paved concrete roads, commercial establishments lining the streets, and bustling economic activity. These are not...
Every new gas find is a hard-won victory for the Philippines—whether it is a fresh discovery or added production. President Marcos’s revelation that Malampaya East-1 (MAE-1) holds an estimated 98 billion cubic feet (BCF) of reserves signals that the country has struck a deeper kind of...
The Japanese government’s lead development agency said that right-of-way (ROW) hurdles, rather than the tightening Philippine fiscal envelope, pose the primary risk to the completion of multibillion-peso infrastructure flagship projects. Takashi Baba, the Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Following a pilot test last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will launch its interoperable—or interbank—auto-debit billing system, a move expected to modernize payments across the Philippine financial sector. Speaking to reporters during the annual reception for the banking community...
Seventeen Taiwanese “fugitives,” who are wanted in their country for large-scale online scam operations, have been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Jan. 25. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said the Taiwanese nationals were deported last Jan. 21. They were arrested...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is eyeing a faster and more disciplined pace in the House of Representatives in terms of legislative work as the 300-plus strong chamber resumes session Monday, Jan. 26. “We will try our best to outdo what we have already accomplished...
The filing of impeachment complaints against President Marcos will take centerstage during the resumption of plenary sessions in the House of Representatives Monday, Jan. 25, with all eyes locked on the Office of the Secretary General. Expected to return to work Monday is House Secretary General...
The criminal charges filed against suspended Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga are now ready for resolution by a panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Barzaga filed last Friday, Jan. 23, his counter-affidavits on the charges filed by the Philippine National...
President Marcos has declared several special non-working days in select localities in January and February 2026 to allow residents to properly observe important founding anniversaries and local festivals. The proclamations were issued by authority of the President and signed by Executive Secretary...
