Amid the ongoing heated discussion over allegations that some Filipinos are accused of weakening the position of the country in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to ensure the safety and security of all civilians living on Pag-asa Island. What is clear,...
President Marcos will undertake a working visit to New York from March 8 to 11 to participate in United Nations (UN) engagements, Malacañang announced Monday, Feb. 9. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro announced that the President will attend...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) stood firm against any suggestion to surrender Philippine territory following a pitch from Senator Rodante Marcoleta to give up the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), rejected...
The Government of Sweden, through its development finance institution Swedfund, and the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) have signed a grant agreement to strengthen the country’s bus system. The initiative will establish national bus standards designed to improve safety, quality,...
President Marcos said a stable electricity supply is essential to productivity and economic opportunity, as he positioned the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric complex as a key stabilizer of the Luzon power grid. During the project’s turnover ceremony in Laguna on Monday, Feb. 9, the...
The national government remains committed to narrowing its budget deficit and easing its debt burden by 2030, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), even as it recalibrates key fiscal targets amid persistent economic headwinds. Mary Joy O. de Leon, DBM director for the Fiscal...
MACARTHUR, Leyte – Hundreds of people are protesting the impending operation of a giant cutter suction dredger for black sand mining here. “This is a symbol of our united call for the government to take our side against mining. This is not a political call but a campaign because we are one of...
Will the House of Representatives go fast or slow in handling the Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment 2.0? This is the big question heading to the plenary session Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, when the two verified and endorsed impeachment complaints against the lady official are expected to be...
A ranking congressman is calling for a House inquiry on how travel tax collection--estimated to be worth P4 billion to P5 billion annually--have been utilized, particularly on tourism developing in the countryside. Palawan 3rd district Rep. Gil “KABARANGAYJR” Acosta, a vice chairman of the...
A vice chairman of the House Committee on Tourism has expressed support for Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos ' effort to abolish the burdensome travel tax. Palawan 3rd district Rep. Gil "KABARANGAYJR” Acosta, in a news forum on Saturday, Feb. 7 in Quezon City, agreed with Marcos...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – National government agencies are working for the speedy recovery of Iligan City after it declared a state of calamity due to the damage caused by tropical cyclone ‘’Basyang’’ (international name ‘’Penha’’) this week. On Saturday, Department of Social Welfare...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Feb. 7, described the fresh impeachment complaint filed against her as nothing but "a piece of paper without any evidence as she said that Akbayan, one of those who filed the case, "does not have any credibility" to do so. Duterte said the move to oust her...
