The Department of Education (DepEd), working with local government units, is intensifying efforts to fast-track classroom construction, with Education Secretary Sonny Angara urging mayors to closely monitor education funds and speed up school building projects to address the nation’s worsening...
Unsatisfied with the progress of ongoing investigations, top business and civil society groups have called on the Marcos Jr. administration to implement time-bound reforms aimed at eradicating corruption in public infrastructure projects once and for all. In a joint statement on Thursday, Dec. 18,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, Dec. 18, extolled the efforts the Senate panel that participated in the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the proposed ₱6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. In a statement, Lacson praised its the Senate panel...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) are set to submit cases to the Office of the Ombudsman by January 2026 over Cebu flood control projects blamed for the severe flooding during Typhoon Tino. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
President Marcos has reminded newly-promoted officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that their promotion is a reaffirmation of their respect to the Constitution and loyalty to the republic. "We are reminded today that this oath-taking is a reaffirmation of a sacred trust: the...
Every seven kilograms of plastic trash collected can now be exchanged for a P100 gift certificate as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has partnered with homegrown restaurant company Jollibee Foods Corporation for a Plastic Waste Recovery and Rewards Program aimed at strengthening...
The Bicameral Conference Committee has moved the target ratification of the 2026 national budget from Dec. 22 to Dec. 29. House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing and Senate Committee on Finance Chairperson Senator Sherwin Gatchalian...
President Marcos announced the rollout of a low-interest emergency loan program under the Social Security System (SSS), saying the measure is meant to protect members from predatory “5-6” lenders during times of crisis. In a video message uploaded to his social media account on Thursday, Dec....
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has praised the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) for steering the country’s progress through long-term, evidence-based, and non-partisan planning, as the agency marked its 90th anniversary. Speaking at the anniversary celebration, Recto...
President Marcos has appointed Associate Justice Ma. Belen Ringpis-Liban as the new Presiding Justice of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), effective Dec. 17, 2025, Malacañang announced. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Dec. 17, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
The Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) Act, or Senate Bill No. 1506, was approved on third and final reading by the Philippine Senate. The vote was unanimous, with 17 senators voting in the affirmative, no negative votes, and no abstentions last...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Alfred Romualdez announced that vehicles weighing no more than 30 tons will be allowed to cross the San Juanico Bridge from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily starting Wednesday, Dec. 17. Romualdez said that vehicles will be weighed strictly before being allowed to pass the bridge....
