PEACE BY PEACE When I learned that United States President Donald Trump had sent a personal letter to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inviting the Philippines to be part of the proposed Board of Peace, I felt a profound sense of pride. I told myself that our country’s experiences in...
The Marcos Jr. administration is eyeing four priority areas for purely privately funded and implemented projects for inclusion in its infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) list, as it seeks to accelerate the country’s infrastructure rollout through greater private-sector participation....
The proposed abolition of the travel tax could generate as much as P22 billion in additional annual income for the government--far exceeding the projected P7.5 billion in foregone revenues from the levy. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo gave...
As talks about the bloody drug war starts anew over the inclusion of former top police officials as co-perpetrators in the crime against humanity case before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it made significant gains in the campaign against illegal...
An esteemed list of four former Speakers who made their mark during their respective terms at the House of Representatives will deliver eulogies for the late former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. in a memorial service scheduled Monday, Feb. 16. Leading those who are set to give eulogies to "Speaker...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto directed 140 newly appointed Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors to keep politics out of their charging decisions, stressing that justice must be free from spin and influence. “You are not here to bring politics into the charging decision. You are not here to...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto directed concerned agencies to intensify coordinated efforts to strengthen the country’s counter-terrorism response. Recto said this as he convened the 37th meeting of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on Feb. 12. In his remarks, Recto, who chairs the ATC, called...
Not just double hearsay, but even triple hearsay. That 's how Committee on Public Accounts Chairman Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon described the quality of the allegations from the so-called “Bersamin files”, which linked President Marcos to questionable insertions in the national...
President Marcos announced simplified rules that will make electricity subsidies more accessible to poor households and streamline the application process for solar net-metering, allowing families to install panels and sell excess power to the grid more easily. Speaking at the “Collective...
Taguig City is set to become a major hub in the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), hosting five of the planned stations along the 33-km railway line that will connect Valenzuela City to Parañaque City. The subway project will also feature a spur line leading directly to Ninoy Aquino...
President Marcos shared personal advice on love and marriage this Valentine’s Day, saying strong and lasting relationships are built on friendship, mutual understanding, and the willingness to give and take. In his BBM Vlog episode 277, released on Valentine’s Day, the President encouraged...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon enforced a “finish first” policy and stopped new project approvals until all unfinished and stalled infrastructure projects nationwide are completed. The move follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive for the DPWH...
