Severe Tropical Storm Paolo exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Saturday morning, October 4, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that it will continue to bring strong winds, rough seas, and possible coastal...
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro denied that the Palace had linked Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong to alleged irregularities in a tennis court project, stressing that President Marcos’ concern was over possible constitutional issues related to his position, not local projects....
Malacañang said it is up to Vice President Sara Duterte whether she will attend the plenary deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) 2026 budget. In an interview with One News, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Palace would not stand in the way of Duterte’s...
The local stock market ended the week higher as share prices rose, supported by the strengthening peso. The main index jumped 69.10 points or 1.14 percent to close at 6,108.86 on Friday, Oct. 3, as the Services sector surged while the Mining and Conglomerate sectors declined. Volume dropped to 799...
What is usually a day of celebration for World Teachers’ Day (WTD) turned into a rain-drenched protest as teaching and non-teaching staff in various schools walked out of their classes on Friday, October 3, to denounce corruption, low wages, and government neglect of the education sector. Led by...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to maintain the key policy rate at five percent throughout 2025 but anticipates the central bank will reduce it by another one percentage point (ppt) to four percent in 2026. Based on MUFG’s Sept. 24 report,...
Marking a historic step in the country’s education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) convened on Friday, October 3, for the first-ever Joint National Management Committee (ManCom)...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has backed the call to create a monument for the late Ilongga Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was known as the “Iron Lady of Asia.” Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia sponsored a resolution urging the administration of Mayor Raisa Treñas to build a statue or...
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Teofilo Guadiz III got an unlikely ally following the call from seven major transport groups for him to resign allegedly over slow progress of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) and other issues concerning public...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, October 3 said there is no need for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to rush the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly-enacted Konektadong Pinoy (KP) Act. Marcos pointed this out as she described the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be implementing a massive revamp of its district office heads following reports of underperformance, especially in meeting the timeline for license plate distribution and in conducting aggressive campaign against motor vehicles with expired registration....
The newly signed law creating an annual ₱20-billion fund to strengthen the competitiveness of the local livestock and poultry sectors is expected to curb the soaring prices of pork, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. Three days before it was expected to lapse into law,...
