The House of Representatives and Senate are set to ratify on Monday, Dec. 29 the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB)--Congress ' final act on the measure before it is sent to Malacañang for President Marcos ' signature. The House...
Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives are set to formally sign the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 this afternoon. Senate Committee on Finance chairman Sherwin Gatchalian and House Committee on Appropriations...
Education emerged as a central pillar of President Marcos’ governance in 2025, with reforms ranging from expanded access to higher education to long-delayed promotions for public school teachers finally moving forward. In its yearend report, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the...
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), established on Sept. 11, 2025 through Executive Order No. 94, is concluding the year with eight cases referred to the Ombudsman, the freezing of assets worth billions of pesos, and only one commissioner remaining in the body. When it started, it...
As 2025 draws to a close, the Department of Education (DepEd) reflects on a year defined not by sweeping rhetoric, but by steady reforms, quiet heroism, and a renewed national commitment to strengthening basic education—anchored on teachers, learners, and long-overdue system improvements. Marking...
Malacañang said the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is now shifting its work toward finalizing reports and turning over documents to the Office of the Ombudsman and other agencies for the next steps in the probe into questioned infrastructure projects. Presidential Communications...
A group on Saturday, December 27, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to ensure the full and timely release of the P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to all eligible teachers and education workers before the end of 2025. In a...
Senior Deputy Minority Leader Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar Erice is up in arms over the Marcos administration 's gross mishandling of the investigation on anomalous flood control projects. This, as Erice joined his House colleagues in expressing their frustration over what the...
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said the exit of Commissioner Rosanna Fajardo from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was a “natural flow of things.” He described as “quite noble” that Fajardo embraced the responsibility of investigating the massive corruption behind the...
House of Representatives members aren 't short on allocations and incentives during the annual budget process. This was the main takeaway from Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste 's Zoom interview with reporters Friday, Dec. 26, wherein he shared evidence that congressmen...
Public trust in President Marcos declined to a net –3 nationwide in November 2025, while Vice President Sara Duterte maintained a positive net trust rating of +31, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed The survey was sponsored by Stratbase Consultancy. Based on the Fourth...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the reported case of “insoluble and floating” fertilizer in the province of Ilocos Norte was caused by improper application instead of a suspected product defect. A farmer in the town of Marcos recently posted a video on social media showing fertilizer...
