Senator Imee Marcos has warned Roblox against total ban if it won 't immediately act on addressing child safety and online abuse on its platform. According to Marcos, it is going to be a "game over" for the online gaming platform if it won 't comply with changes it is being asked to...
Retired military general Carlito Galvez, Jr. has stepped down as Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) in the latest reorganization in President Marcos’ cabinet. Galvez was replaced by Mel Senen Sarmiento, former secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local...
Top-ranking congressmen hailed the apparent restoration of public trust in the leadership of President Marcos during what could be described as a very challenging political period. House Deputy Speakers Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun and La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V pointed to...
Stalling public investments, compounded by vulnerability to the escalating impacts of the ongoing global energy shock, prompted global debt watcher Fitch Ratings to downgrade its outlook on the Philippines’ investment-grade status from ‘stable’ to ‘negative.’ This shift in outlook places...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has warned the public against scammers impersonating her to solicit money, urging vigilance and immediate reporting of suspicious messages. In a Facebook post, the First Lady said several people had reached out to verify text messages supposedly coming from her, which...
Suspending the excise tax offers a better respite than telling oil companies to fully implement a fuel price rollback, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, April 20. Hontiveros pointed this out in response to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s directive for oil companies to...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham Philippines) welcomed the Marcos Jr. administration’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 113 updating the foreign investments negative list (FINL), describing the move as a step toward a more open and competitive investment...
Demand for government securities (GS) continued to attract investors during the latest treasury bills (T-bills) auction, allowing the Marcos Jr. administration to exceed its planned ₱33 billion in short-term debt papers, as borrowing costs across all tenors declined further, partly due to the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for suspension of excise tax on diesel, arguing that it is the "fuel for the masses." While President Marcos already suspended excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene, Gatchalian wanted to expand scope of such suspension on oil products to...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has welcomed Teodoro C. Pascua as its new director general, following his appointment by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the agency announced on Monday, April 20. Pascua returns to the agency in a “homecoming” appointment, having...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has set June 8 as the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2026–2027, under its new school calendar schedule issued through DepEd Order No. 009, s. 2026. The school year will run until April 8 next year and will consist of 201 class days, covering Term 1 to...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in May for Pulilan town and Butuan City to celebrate their respective festivals. Under Proclamation No. 1213, Marcos declared May 14 as a special non-working day in Pulilan, Bulacan, in observance of the town’s Kneeling Carabao Festival....
