Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that due to security concerns, there will be no holiday furlough for contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II and three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers detained at the Senate in connection...
With a haul of over 100 medals, Filipino students topped the just concluded 2025 World Mathematics and Science Challenge (WMSC) which the country hosted from December 15 to 18 in Zamboanga City. Aside from the 11 golds, 17 silvers and 22 bronzes in the individual contest, the hosts also bagged...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III gave special mention to Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing for steering the deliberations on the national budget to completion. In...
We may or may not witness the guilty people involved in the flood control corruption scandal go to jail before Christmas, as promised by President Marcos Jr. Over the longer term, however, can we expect to enjoy future Christmases with more justice and peace by reducing corruption in the...
Long-standing promotion backlogs affecting generations of public school teachers are now being addressed following the implementation of the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) for Teachers, a reform that the Department of Education (DepEd) said is correcting structural delays in career advancement...
Poor households are expected to benefit from the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) move to streamline developers’ tax exemption applications for socialized and economic housing projects. In a Dec. 22 statement, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go expressed his support for the...
ILOILO CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) awarded the 3rd Infantry Division and 301st Infantry Brigade for dismantling the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay Island. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to the Joint Task Force (JT) Spear of the 3rd ID...
The Philippines is likely to end 2025 with a nine-year-low, below-target inflation rate, even as annual price increases would rise in 2026 before gradually stabilizing around the midpoint of the government’s target range by 2027, driven by lingering supply pressures, according to Moody’s...
The children of the late Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop has publicly revealed what caused the death of their family patriarch. A statement released by Acop 's office on Monday, Dec. 22 conveyed the thoughts of the late congressman 's children Philip, Reena, and Karla. "It is...
The House of Representatives has once again amended its legislative calendar in the first regular session of the 20th Congress to accommodate the new timelne of the signing of the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2026. During the morning plenary...
JONES, Isabela – The remains of Maryan Pascual Esteban, the lone Filipino fatality in the fire that broke out in Tai Po, Hong Kong on Nov. 26, was brought home to Barangay Santa Isabel, this town, on Sunday. The airplane carrying Esteban’s remains touched down on the runway of the Tuguegarao...
Shopwise proudly announces the successful relaunch of its newly improved Shopwise Commonwealth, which reopened its doors on December 15, 2025—perfectly timed for the festive holiday season. This marks a major milestone in Shopwise’s commitment to elevating modern grocery shopping in Quezon...
