President Marcos leaves for the United States on Sunday, March 8, for a working visit to New York, where he is expected to call for peace in the Middle East and the protection of civilians amid the escalating conflict in the region. The President will attend engagements at the United Nations from...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the University of the Philippines (UP) broke ground on a rental housing project aimed at low-income housing for the university community. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling and UP President Angelo Jimenez on Friday led the...
At least 800 policemen will be deployed to secure major tourist spots in the country in anticipation of the influx of local and foreign tourists especially during the “summer season”, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said, DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla said foreign...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jan Almario Chan echoed on Saturday, March 7 the urgent call from in and out of Congress to temporarily reduce or suspend excise taxes on oil imports and help cushion the impact of fuel price spikes on Filipino consumers. According to Chan, granting President Marcos his...
President Marcos greeted his son, Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandra Marcos, on his birthday with a lighthearted message asking when he might finally have a grandchild. The younger Marcos turned 32 on March 7. In a Facebook post, the President expressed pride in his eldest son, recalling how the...
Vice President Sara Duterte alleged that President Marcos had prior knowledge about the House of Representatives’ supposed plans to amend the Constitution as well as to impeach her for the benefit of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. In the lengthy first episode of the “Ibalik ang Tapang...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is calling for the activation of the House quad-committee (quad-comm) 2.0 in order to investigate--in aid of legislation--the worrisome allegations of spying in the Philippines that are linked to China. Ridon chairs the Committee on Public Accounts, which is...
Local energy market is bracing for a record-breaking surge in pump prices next week as escalating Middle East tensions drive global benchmarks to historic highs, prompting calls for emergency interventions and the total overhaul of the country’s aging deregulation framework. Based on the full...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it will maintain five-day operations at its frontline service counters even as the state pension fund shifts to a four-day on-site workweek to bolster national energy conservation efforts. Beginning March 9, GSIS employees will transition to...
Upon visiting the National Gallery Singapore on a whim, two things stood out. Its institution’s openness to the unusual, with contemporary works like eggplants attached to a wall and a literal jar of an artist’s urine on full display, and the works of a Filipina artist being presented in an...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima is partly blaming the "pro-China policies" of the previous Duterte administration for influencing alleged Filipino spies into betraying the Philippines. "It is no longer a surprise that there are spies in our country, but it is deeply troubling...
CEBU CITY – The top two government officials in Cebu province voiced varying opinions on the four-day work week which President R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced will temporarily be implemented in offices under the Executive department starting March 9. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro expressed interest...
