The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now preparing all the necessary documents for the distribution of fuel subsidy amid projections of the continuous surge in the price of petroleum products due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East. LTFRB chairman Vigor D....
President Marcos has expressed readiness to certify as urgent the proposed Agriculture Cooperatives Act of 2025, as part of efforts to strengthen support for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. In a post on Facebook on Wednesday, March 4, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the measure...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading a measure that seeks to integrate a comprehensive study of Philippine history during World War II (WW II) into the higher education curriculum. Gaining 250 affirmative votes during plenary session Tuesday afternoon,...
Senator Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation into the country 's energy reserves as well as the government 's mitigation responses to "energy shock". Marcos filed P.S. Resolution No. 333 on Tuesday, March 3, amid the escalating conflict...
The progress that the House of Representatives has so far made to the proposed Right To Information (RTI) Law--historically, one of the longest-sought measures in the country--wasn 't lost on Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan. This, as Yamsuan commended his fellow...
President Marcos underscored the deepening strategic partnership between the Philippines and South Korea as he hosted a state banquet in honor of South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and First Lady Kim Hea-kyun in Malacañan on Tuesday evening, March 4. In his toast at the Ceremonial Hall, Marcos...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan has expressed the bloc 's readiness to help the executive branch suspend excise tax on fuel amid the raging conflict in the Middle East--a major producer of crude oil. "I express my full support for President Ferdinand Marcos...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We laud the recent decision by President Bongbong Marcos Jr. to name erstwhile Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” Cuna as the new head of the agency, succeeding the newly-appointed envoy to the Vatican, Raphael Lotilla....
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Jesus "Bong" Suntay tried to downplay Vice President Sara Duterte 's infamous death threat against President Marcos during the House Committee on Justice hearing Tuesday, March 3 on the lady official 's impeachment case. What Suntay got in return was a dose...
Caloocan City 2nd district Rep. Edgar "Egay" Erice will never join the ruling coalition of the Marcos administration--even if his very own Liberal Party (LP) wants in on it. Erice shut to door to such a scenario in a chance interview Tuesday, March 3 even as rumors swirled that LP was open to a...
The Philippines and South Korea have signed 10 agreements covering various areas such as defense, agriculture, law enforcement, tourism, education, and technology. President Marcos and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung witnessed the signing and presentation of the 10 memorandums of understanding...
The Philippines continues to look forward to South Korea 's support in its major infrastructure projects, including airport, coastal road, and river projects, President Marcos said. Marcos made the statement during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is in Manila...
