President Marcos has declared Jan. 9 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Through Proclamation No. 1126, Marcos declared Jan. 9, which falls on Friday, as a special non-working day in the city where millions of devotees are...
The refiling of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is not being discussed in the meetings of President Marcos, Malacañang said. "Sa kasalukuyan ay wala pong napag-uusapan sa anumang meeting na patungkol sa impeachment laban kay Bise Presidente (At present, there are no...
Majority congressmen hailed the historic P1.35-trillion budget for the education sector, which became a reality following President Marcos ' signing of the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre was fully...
The military partnership between the Philippines and the United States remains “ironclad” despite questions raised by some sectors about Washington’s recent actions in Venezuela and their possible implications in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on...
Top education officials on Tuesday, January 6, said key reforms are underway to address long-standing concerns surrounding the K to 12 Program, particularly on graduate employability, curriculum relevance, and alignment across basic, technical, and higher education. In a Malacañang press briefing,...
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is weighing legal options to recover ₱107.2 billion in excess capital remitted to the national government, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that disrupted the state’s strategy for tapping idle funds. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian rejected on Tuesday, January 6 insinuations that the 2026 national budget was crafted to include efforts to pursue the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. This, after Sen. Imee Marcos, in a video posted on her Facebook page, floated the possibility that the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), on Tuesday, Jan. 6, reminded former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson that his allegations of corruption within the military organization should be resolved through legal channels and civilian institutions, not the military. AFP spokesperson...
The Supreme Court can declare the contentious Unprogrammed Appropriations as unconstitutional, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, January 6. Gatchalian made the remark following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto P92.5-billion unprogrammed items when he signed...
House Committee on Public Accounts Chairman Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is taking it upon himself and his panel to deliver on the promise of oversight on the implementation of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. "With the signing of the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA),...
Following the signing of the ₱6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, the Marcos Jr. administration has jumpstarted preparations for the 2027 proposal—the last full-year spending under its watch—which includes more rigorous oversight of climate and flood control projects. Acting Department of...
President Marcos ' term is not yet over, thus, many more things are expected to happen in the investigation of the massive flood control anomalies, Malacañang said. "Hindi pa po natatapos ang termino ng Pangulo, marami pa po ang mangyayari at magaganap (The President’s term is not yet over;...
