"After 33 years, it 's the quiet gestures that stay with you." This was what First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos said on Friday, April 17, when she and President Marcos marked their 33rd wedding anniversary. Fresh off his visit to Benguet, where he inspected an agriculture trading center, the...
The government has reached a fresh agreement with manufacturers and retailers to extend the nationwide price freeze on essential goods until May 10, providing a temporary shield for consumers against rising living costs. On Friday, April 17, Trade Secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque announced the...
Malacañang challenged former congressman and businessman Zaldy Co to tell the truth regarding the flood control scandal upon his return to the Philippines. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after President Marcos announced late Thursday, April 16, that...
Malacañang said it is open to proposals to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), as some lawmakers push the move to save government funds amid the ongoing energy crisis due to the war in the Middle East. In a press briefing in Iloilo City on Friday, April 17,...
President Marcos said that trucks transporting vegetables from Mountain Province do not have to pay toll fees for now, easing their burden amid high diesel prices. Marcos announced this during his visit to the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center on Friday, April 17, following reports that vegetable...
Newly appointed Tourism Secretary Dita Angara-Mathay has moved to align key attached agencies under a unified strategy, emphasizing tourism’s role as a driver of inclusive economic growth and signaling a push for stronger coordination early in her term. Angara-Mathay convened the heads of the...
After months of a fervent search, luck finally ran out for fugitive former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, with the Philippine government now exploring legal and diplomatic options for his return to the country following his arrest in the Czech Republic, Department of the Interior and Local Government...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will invite former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to a hearing once he is in the Philippines, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, who also heads the blue ribbon panel, made the assurance following reports of Co’s arrest in the...
From uploading video exposés against President Marcos in November 2025 to getting nabbed by authorities in the Czech Republic in April 2026, former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co 's days as a fugitive have seemingly come to an end. While we await Co 's eventual return to the...
When President Marcos described the decades-long wait for teacher promotions as “unfair,” he did more than acknowledge a bureaucratic flaw. He was underscoring a deeper reality about how the nation has long undervalued those who build its future. The passage of Republic Act No. 12288, "Career...
The congressman who served as overall chairman to the House Infrastructure Committee (infra comm) is hoping that Zaldy Co 's reported capture would lead to the sharing of more details about the flood control corruption scandal. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, like the rest of the...
After months of evading arrest, former lawmaker and businessman Zaldy Co has been arrested in Prague, Czech Republic, after allegedly crossing the border without proper documentation, President Marcos announced on Thursday evening, April 16. “Nahuli na si Zaldy Co (Zaldy Co has been arrested),”...
