Malacañang refuted claims that selective justice is prevailing under the administration of President Marcos. "Sa ngayon ay wala pong selective justice na namamayani sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. (At present, there is no selective justice prevailing under the administration of President...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and eight other senators asked the Supreme Court (SC) not to dismiss as moot and academic their June 11 petition which pleaded to declare null and void all the resolutions passed by 12 senators during their June 3 session. The plea was contained in a pleading dated June...
President Marcos questioned whether it was necessary to stage a "surprise" rally along the metropolis ' busiest thoroughfare simply to show support for a public official facing a plunder case. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the ongoing...
President Marcos will push through with his official visit to Canada, Malacañang confirmed on Tuesday, June 30. Marcos is set to leave for Canada on Wednesday. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez confirmed that there were no changes to the President 's schedule....
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list rebuked Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Francisco "Tol" Tolentino on Tuesday, June 30 for describing as "historic" the P85 minimum wage increase for Metro Manila workers. According to TUCP, calling the increase as...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, June 30, said the people who gathered along EDSA reflected what she described as growing public discontent with the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as she renewed her criticism of the government 's leadership and handling of the country...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian announced that more than 80,000 senior citizens in the city will begin receiving rice assistance in July under the local government’s annual “Pasko sa Hulyo” program. Gatchalian made the announcement during the second tranche of the national...
All minimum wage workers in Metro Manila will receive a P85 increase in their daily wage, the highest increase approved so far according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino said the increase in the daily wage will benefit around 1.1 minimum wage...
The leadership of the House of Representatives is pursuing a measure that would impose fines of up to P50 million on social media platforms that fail to comply with mandatory child online safety standards, including age verification, parental controls, and safeguards against harmful content....
HONG KONG - Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina A. Roque said here on Tuesday, June 30, that the Philippines is open and ready to be the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) strategic partner of choice in entering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. “To our partners...
President Marcos has cancelled his engagements outside the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday morning, June 30, as he monitors the ongoing rally in EDSA, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez confirmed that the President opted not to attend two of his scheduled...
It 's my second time partying at Problem Child, and despite its naughty name, I always end up having—just a little bit—too much fun. Maybe it 's the room. Maybe it 's the crowd. Maybe it 's the cocktails. Whatever it is, every visit somehow stretches into the early hours,...
