Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III formally assumed office as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) after taking his oath in Malacañan on Friday morning, Dec. 26. Torre was sworn in by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto,...
The campus was supposedly named Diliman after the thick forest that was once there. By the 1950s, however, the campus was practically treeless, with tall cogon grass being the only vegetation. The administration drew up a greening program, and on Arbor Day 1953, my classmates and I planted the...
Members of the House minority bloc shared on Friday morning, Dec. 26 their bleak outlook for Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) following the back-to-back resignations of its commissioners Rogelio "Babes" Singson and Rossana Fajardo. "This can very well be the end of ICI. Dapat kasi...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) have launched round-the-clock operations to fast-track upgrades at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila in preparation for a major international women’s tennis tournament in 2026. Upgrades...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities in January 2026 to allow residents to fully participate in local founding anniversaries, festivals, and city fiestas. In a series of proclamations signed in mid-December, the President approved requests...
BlackRock Inc., a United States (US) investment firm with $12.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), has acquired a 40-percent stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) through Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for ₱13.7 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
And then there was one. Rossana Fajardo tendered her courtesy resignation as commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday, Dec. 26, effectively leaving Chairman Andres Reyes Jr. as lone member of the independent body. "I, Commissioner Rossana A. Fajardo, have...
It could be said that the Philippines began the year on solid footing after hitting—or coming close to hitting—its goals in 2024. We were afloat. We were ready to paddle through the waters throughout the year. However, as the year progressed, the mood gradually shifted to confusion as the...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste released on Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 25 an expanded list that showed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget distribution figures for 2023 to 2026 amounting to ₱3.5 trillion. Leviste did so via Facebook post in what appeared to be...
The militant Makabayan bloc castigated President Marcos on Christmas day, Thursday, Dec.25 for failing to fulfill his promise of placing behind bars before Christmas personalities involved in the flood control projects corruption scandal. The militant solons--ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio...
Government subsidies to state-run firms dropped to ₱95.8 billion as of end-November from ₱129.4 billion in the same period last year, as the Marcos Jr. administration scaled back funding for major non-financial and financial government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs). The latest...
Citing the absurd price levels of pork in Metro Manila, Camarines Sur congressmen Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are calling for the full implementation of the new livestock law that was recently signed by President Marcos. According to the solon-siblings, pork prices have soared to high as...
