Overcoming great challenges will not be possible if half of humanity is excluded from shaping solutions. This was what President Marcos told world leaders during the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, emphasizing that women must be present where decisions are...
As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins world leaders at the upcoming sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women beginning March 9 in New York, his presence carries significance beyond the usual round of diplomatic engagements. It...
The Marikina City government will implement a four-day workweek for city offices as part of its efforts to conserve energy and reduce fuel consumption amid rising global oil prices caused by the ongoing Middle East crisis. Mayor Maan Teodoro signed Executive Order No. 05, Series of 2026, on...
The House leadership has filed its version of the bill authorizing the President of the Philippines to suspend or reduce excise tax on petroleum products during national or global economic emergencies, in light of the ongoing conflict in the oil-producing Middle East. House Bill (HB) No. 8292 was...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos ' celebrated measure seeking the abolition of travel tax has hurdled the Committee on Ways and Means. This developed as the ways and means committee chaired by !Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo comducted a follow-up...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) formalized a landmark initiative on Monday, March 9, to modernize teacher education in the Philippines through the establishment of Teacher Education Excellence Centers (TEECs) nationwide. DepEd Secretary and...
A stranded sub-adult Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) died on Monday, four days after being rescued in coastal Barangay Masintoc, Paoay, Ilocos Norte. Vanessa Abegail Dagdagan-Alimbuyuguen, provincial fishery officer of Ilocos Norte, told the Philippine News Agency that the dolphin died at 7:12...
The national government fell short of its borrowing target on Monday, March 9, as the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) capped its award of short-dated debt papers, facing surge in interest rates driven by escalating global oil prices and a weakening currency. During the latest Treasury bills (T-bills)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has alerted its units in areas where protest actions would be held to mark the first year of the arrest and transport to the Netherlands of former president Rodrigo Duterte on March 11. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said they have already...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso formally signed Executive Order No. 8, Series of 2026, on Monday, March 9, ordering the adoption of a four-day workweek with extended hours for city offices, except for essential and frontline agencies, as part of the city 's energy and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have started shifting to a four-day work week beginning Monday in compliance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's directive on energy conservation and efficiency. In Biliran province, Gov. Rogelio Espina announced the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, March 9, began implementing strict energy conservation measures and a flexible work arrangement for its personnel as part of government efforts to reduce electricity and fuel consumption. In a statement, DepEd said the move follows the directive of...
