The Senate minority bloc has filed a resolution allowing Filipinos to seek local remedies first before facing any international criminal jurisdiction. Senate Resolution No. 307, which the minority bloc filed on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, expresses the sense of the Senate to “protect all Filipinos...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will visit the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan in the coming months to assess urgent infrastructure needs and implement essential projects ahead of larger developments planned for 2027. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the visit follows President...
Emphasizing that students will remember how their educators helped them believe in themselves, President Marcos encouraged teachers to teach learners empathy and character. "Teach not only knowledge, but empathy. Not only skills, but character. Because long after the lessons are over, what your...
A bill mandating electricity distribution, cable, and telecommunications companies to take full responsibility for the safety, maintenance, and orderly management of overhead power and communications lines was overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading at the House of Representatives....
The Department of Education (DepEd) has promoted nearly 2,000 public school teachers and school leaders in Central Luzon, accelerating the rollout of the government’s expanded career progression program aimed at strengthening teacher welfare, retention, and education quality. DepEd Secretary...
President Marcos underscored Japan’s role as a strategic partner in advancing trade, investments, and quality infrastructure collaboration as he met with Japanese and Filipino business leaders in Malacañan on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The President welcomed delegates of the Japan-Philippines Economic...
The government raised ₱235 billion in a three-day bond offering, which was terminated ahead of schedule after local institutional demand surged, allowing the Marcos administration to meet its funding targets on the first day of the sale. The Bureau of the Treasury initially awarded ₱107.1...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's harshest critics in the House of Representatives gave a collective shrug to her big announcement Wednesday, Feb. 18 that she would vie for the presidency in the 2028 polls. Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, Akbayan...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sees jumbo rate cuts of up to 100 basis points (bps) from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) amid lingering drags that may keep economic growth below its full potential this year. In their latest report obtained by Manila Bulletin, EIU Asia-Pacific regional...
Senator Imee Marcos said she believes Vice President Sara Duterte has the “solution” for all the problems the country is currently facing. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s sister made the statement after Duterte announced her plans to run for president in the 2028 elections....
The Marcos administration raised an initial ₱107.1 billion from the sale of new 10-year Treasury bonds on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as domestic lenders scrambled to lock in yields ahead of the expected interest rate cut by the central bank. The auction for the fixed-rate notes, which mature in February...
Girl power. This early, Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla expressed his desire for the two women to run in tandem in the upcoming May 2028 elections. Padilla, who is a member of the Senate minority bloc, made the statement after Vice President Sara Duterte announced her plans to run for...
