The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is all set for the impeachment complaint hearing of the House Committee on Justice, the agency’s top official said on Saturday, April 25. NBI director Melvin Matibag said their testimony will focus more on the result of the investigation they conducted...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag rejected claims that the raid conducted on a nightclub and a hotel in Pasig City was politically-motivated as the establishments are reportedly owned by the family of a former lawmaker who is vocal against the Marcos administration....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it has yet to determine the exact whereabouts of former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co, noting that there is “no specific” information available as of now. On Thursday, April 23, DOJ Secretary Fredderick Vida traveled to the Czech Republic to...
Authorities seized P784 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes while a big syndicate operating in the Negros Island Region (NIR) with alleged links to an active police major was dismantled in another major crackdown against the illegal tobacco trade nationwide, the Department of the Interior and...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste is prodding the Marcos administration to launch an investigation on the alleged discrimination and corruption in its "Bawat Bayan Makikinabang" programs, including the "Bawat Barangay Makikinabang" program. This, after the neophyte congressman told...
Pag-IBIG Fund is continuing its housing fair series in South Luzon and the Visayas, with the South Luzon fair set on April 27 and 28 at the Jose Rizal Coliseum in Calamba City, Laguna, and the Visayas fair scheduled on April 30 and May 1 at the IEC Convention Center Cebu. The two fairs will each...
For years, the Philippine economic narrative was one of resilient, if unremarkable, stability. But as 2026 unfolds, that script is being rewritten by volatile cocktail of geopolitical friction, stalled infrastructure, and a central bank forced to abandon its post-pandemic crouch. The Bangko Sentral...
INCITING INSIGHTS Barring any earthshaking political upheaval, it looks like Vice President Sara Duterte is likely to win the presidency in 2028. Ever since she ran for national office with President Bongbong Marcos under UniTeam in 2022, her base of support has been consistently high and solid....
HOTSPOT Former Vice President and Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo has rejected calls for her to run for president in 2028, telling people to stop looking for a “savior” in politics. Opposition forces should pause and think about her point of view. They should also be honest about the possible...
To help educators find affordable homes, the Department of Education (DepEd) has secured priority access for public school teachers and education personnel in the housing fairs of the Home Development Mutual Fund, in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development...
President Marcos has committed to increase the fund intended for local government units (LGUs) to allow them to expand their programs. Marcos said he will make this possible if he sees that the programs undertaken by every LGU and barangay using the financial support are implemented properly and...
Groundbreaking for the planned United States (US) economic security zone in the Philippines could take place within the current Marcos Jr. administration, with the project expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs once fully developed, Philippine investment officials said. Officials from...
