The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday dismissed as a “propaganda stunt” the Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) declaration of a four-day holiday ceasefire as military operations continue unabated to keep communities safe during...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could emerge as a global power not through traditional military or economic might, but by leveraging strategic influence, digital leadership, and regional cohesion, state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday, Dec. 15, announced the release of P648.84 million in cash assistance, benefits, and incentives for students, city employees, health workers, and contract personnel during the flag-raising ceremony at Manila City Hall. “Where did...
Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) ₱19.7-billion acquisition play for a 20 percent stake in Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc. (SGP), the holding gateway to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), failed to close on the original schedule. This failure...
The government is expected to award the contract to complete the long-delayed common station linking Metro Manila’s railways to the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) in the first quarter of next year. Transportation Undersecretary Timothy John Batan told Manila Bulletin...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has denied reports that the agency has restored the original, pricier costs of its infrastructure projects. Dizon did so in front of members of the House of Representatives and Senate Sunday, Dec. 14 on the second day of the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Sunday, December 14 has urged Congress to restore the funds that were slashed from its budget for next year, making senators skeptical of the agency’s sudden request. Dizon was present during the second day of the bicameral...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson warned on Sunday, December 14, that restoring the items cut from the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at the bicameral conference committee level will reopen the floodgates to insertion. Lacson made this...
The Philippine Embassy in Portugal has not yet received any information on former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's whereabouts, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Angelica Escalona said no information has been relayed to them by the Philippine Embassy in...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) needs to step up its information campaign on financial protection and other benefits available to Filipinos under the government’s national health insurance program. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan made this call...
There is only one right reason to enter politics—to serve, President Marcos said. "I think you 're well-guided so long as you enter politics for the right reason. And there 's only one right reason: To serve," Marcos said when asked what piece of advice he can give to aspiring public...
The Bicameral Conference Committee on the 2026 national budget has approved a P51.645-billion allocation for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) Program. This took place during the first day of the bicam hearings on the P6.793-trillion General...
