Despite the limited time, Malacañang said President Marcos will thoroughly review the 2026 national budget. The Executive Branch will not sleep on it, nor will it have holidays if it means they could scrutinize the budget before approving it, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Friday, Dec. 19, that justice will eventually catch up with dismissed lawmaker and fugitive Zaldy Co as the government vowed to pursue accountability over his alleged connection to anomalous flood control projects through civil...
BAGUIO CITY – Police are thoroughly investigating the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. Cabral was found dead at around 8 p.m. on a 30-meter-deep ravine on Bued River in Sitio Maramal, Barangay Camp 4, Kennon Road, Tuba, Benguet, on...
The reconciliation of the disagreeing provisions in the proposed 2026 national budget by the Bicameral Conference Committee is a welcome, if overdue, development. With the slashing of ₱20.7 billion from contentious Department of Public Works and Highways projects and the realignment of a...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral allegedly fell to her death on the Bued River along Kennon Road in Tuba town, Benguet province on Thursday, Dec. 18. Cabral, who was linked to the flood control project scandal, was last seen alive on Thursday...
Most of the members of the House of Representatives remain fully behind Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III and Majority Leader Sandro Marcos. Thus, said Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong amid speculation of "internal tensions" in the House linked to issues on...
President Marcos announced that warrants of arrest against Sarah Discaya and nine others have been issued by the court over the ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental. "Ipapa-abot ko po sa inyo na ang P96.5 million ng ghost flood project sa Davao Occidental, naglabas na ng warrant of...
CEBU CITY – Why destroy roads that are still in good condition? Danao City Mayor Nito Durano pointed this out when he rejected several infrastructure projects proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for implementation in 2026. Vice Mayor Ivy Durano said the projects that...
Philippine economic growth is expected to fall short of the government’s downscaled target this year as the fourth quarter is likely to again falter after a weaker-than-expected third-quarter expansion of just four percent, according to economists from De La Salle University (DLSU). “Our...
President Marcos has suspended work in all government offices on Dec. 29 and Jan. 2 to allow government employees to travel to and from different regions in the country. Marcos declared the suspension of work through Memorandum Circular No. 111 signed on Thursday, Dec. 18. "In order to provide...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to exert more efforts to ensure safe and peaceful celebrations of Christmas and New Year. Nartatez issued the order in response to the directive of President Marcos to...
Malacañang has clapped back at Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte after claiming that the budget for Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) is being used as a political weapon by the allies of President Marcos. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro hit...
