A member of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Nuclear Energy welcomed President Marcos ' call to revisit nuclear energy production as a way to boost the country’s energy security and reduce rising electricity costs. “The effect of the Middle East conflict to our country only...
President Marcos has extended his condolences to the families of the victims and the Ateneo de Zamboanga University community following the fatal shooting at the school’s Junior High School campus in Zamboanga City early this week. Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos personally conveyed the...
Malacañang allayed fears over the possible use of infrastructure project funds to finance election campaigns, stressing that safeguards are in place to prevent such misuse. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro also stressed that President Marcos will not let it...
The Philippines ranked first globally in high-technology exports as a share of total trade, but weak research productivity and university-industry engagement continue to weigh on the country’s innovation performance, according to the National Innovation Council (NIC). In its 2025 progress report,...
Pasay City is stepping up efforts to keep its flood-control facilities operational as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inspected the Tripa de Gallina Pumping Station on Thursday, Aug. 20. Marcos, accompanied by Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, Congressman Tony Calixto, and Metropolitan Manila...
From cultural shows, art exhibits, and musical performances to trade fairs, the people of Angono have a month-long celebration marking the municipality’s 88th founding anniversary of the Art Capital of the country. On Aug. 19, Mayor Gerardo Calderon led local officials in celebrating Angono Day...
While the government is eyeing the completion of upgrades and the construction of 13 pumping stations in Metro Manila, President Marcos admitted that these measures alone will not solve the perennial flooding problem in the metropolis. In an interview during his inspection of the Tripa de Gallina...
A grim word is beginning to circulate in discussions of the Philippine economy: stagflation. Strictly speaking, the country is not there yet. Growth has slowed sharply and inflation remains uncomfortable, but unemployment is not exceptionally high and output continues to expand. A better...
There was a time early in the Marcos administration when the Philippine economy appeared to have recovered its stride. Coming out of the pandemic, growth was vigorous. But the trajectory since then tells a much less reassuring story. By the second quarter of 2026, gross domestic product (GDP)...
For private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan, impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte is "contributing to the problem" of violence among Filipino youth, no thanks to the latter 's signature violent rhetoric. Kapunan had this to say Wednesday, Aug. 19 following the deadly shooting at...
Pag-IBIG Fund and the City Government of Naga began turning over affordable homes Tuesday to qualified city government employees who are acquiring their properties through Pag-IBIG Housing Loans. The turnover marks the first group of city employees to become homeowners through a partnership signed...
The Marcos Jr. administration is accelerating infrastructure spending in the second half of the year, boosting planned national and local capital outlays by ₱209.5 billion over the first six months to hit its ₱1.27-trillion disbursement target for 2026. According to the national government’s...
