The Supreme Court (SC), as a full court, is set to deliberate on Wednesday, Jan. 14, the petition which challenged the constitutionality of the P150.9 billion unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 national budget. The P150.9 billion UA was included in the P6.793 trillion national budget for...
Malacañang said President Marcos has no other instruction about the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), but to carry on with the investigation on the anomalous flood control projects. This, amid growing concerns over its possible abolition, considering that it only has one remaining...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the nationwide electrification rate increased in 2025, following the growth of renewable energy (RE) sources in the country. According to data provided by the DOE on Tuesday, Dec. 13, around 683,000 households across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao were...
The Marcos administration’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program has translated long-standing housing commitments into concrete results by enabling hundreds of informal settler families in Valenzuela City to finally secure land ownership after decades of uncertainty. A...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio has accused Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco of subscribing to what he described as pro-Duterte or "DDS (Duterte diehard supporter)" reasoning. This, the Makabayan lawmaker slammed Tiangco for saying that he won 't support a new...
The Marcos administration’s pivot toward stricter budget oversight and institutional reform is creating a persistent fiscal drag that threatens to pull economic growth below four percent by the end of 2025, according to HSBC. During a roundtable with the media on Tuesday, Jan. 13, HSBC Southeast...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to expand its digitalization and streamlining of business permit procedures of tourism-related enterprises. In a statement, the DILG noted that 95.23 percent of LGUs have simplified and digitalized...
President Marcos has kicked off his one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by presiding over a meeting with Cabinet officials, who are accompanying him on his trip. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos arrived in Abu Dhabi at 11:09 p.m....
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the only thing certain is that he will act "forthwith" on any impeachment complaint. "One thing is certain. As SP, I will act on it with dispatch, fortwith!" he said in a statement. When asked if there 's any preparation on...
More than 16,000 new classrooms are set to rise across high-need areas nationwide after the Department of Education (DepEd) secured government approval for a P105.7-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project— a major infrastructure push expected to ease chronic overcrowding and directly...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Jan. 13, rejected claims of cracks within its ranks amid the investigation involving a Philippine Army (PA) officer who allegedly withdrew his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said there...
President Marcos is eyeing to formally apply for an extradition treaty with Portugal in a bid to arrest fugitive Zaldy Co who is believed to be in the foreign country. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla disclosed on Tuesday, Jan. 13, that Marcos is...
