Lawyers Theordore Te, Reynaldo Robles, Arnold Labay, and Mae Divinagracia are giving additional legal muscle to the House prosecution team in their capacity as private prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The quartet, along with lawyer Benjamin...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Monday assured senior citizens of the government 's continued support as she led the distribution of rice assistance to elderly residents of San Juan City under the administration 's "Mula sa Puso Para sa Pamilya" initiative. The First Lady joined San...
The Philippines, still under a state of national energy emergency, has secured a record $1.02-billion World Bank Group (WBG) financing package to help lower electricity costs, accelerate renewable energy (RE) adoption, and strengthen water services nationwide. In a press release dated June 25 and...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Monday, June 29 rejected Malacañang’s openness to restrict or ban violent video games following the school shooting in Tacloban City, saying they have become a convenient scapegoat whenever incidents of violence occur. Aquino explained that numerous studies...
If passing laws were an Olympic sport, last year’s Senate would have taken home the gold. The bill creating the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilAtom) breezed through its third and final reading in a single day—and without a single interpellation on the floor. By all...
After the borrowing overshoot in the first quarter, the Marcos administration continued stepping on the brakes in the months that followed until May, bringing gross debt to ₱1.24 trillion in the first five months of 2026, lower than the ₱1.33 trillion recorded in the same period last year....
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) will formally ask President Marcos to lift the seven-year moratorium on the establishment of ecozones in Metro Manila, a move expected to encourage more investments in the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector. PEZA...
Think tank Capital Economics expects the Philippine economy to grow below the government’s downgraded targets over the next three years, warning that the country’s recovery would likely remain sluggish as weak confidence, tight fiscal policy, and the lingering impact of recent shocks weigh on...
Investment czar and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go is advancing the development of what is expected to become the Philippines’ and Southeast Asia’s first offshore wind farm, reinforcing the Marcos administration’s push to attract large-scale renewable energy (RE)...
Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and other groups staged a protest at the Ninoy Aquino Monument in Makati City on Sunday, June 28, demanding justice and accountability from officials allegedly involved in corruption. The groups, including Tindig Pilipinas, held a "Walk for Justice"...
What 's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, in the same way that individuals who make "death threats" against sitting presidents should be equally held accountable. This was the crux of House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V 's argument as he drew...
Organizers of the June 25 rally in Cotabato City, where thousands of people converged to call for government’s commitment to honor the provisions of the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), hinted at more mobilization amid the political tensions hounding the Bangsamoro...
