Proving its leadership in marine ecology and the sustainable use of maritime resources, the Philippines—through Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro—formally deposited the instrument of ratification of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine...
Malacañang has lambasted those individuals who benefitted from infrastructure projects in Bulacan, which were revealed to be substandard, saying the projects should have been for the greater good, yet it only benefited those who only want to enrich themselves. In a Palace briefing on Wednesday,...
President Marcos is angered by reports that lawmakers are demanding kickbacks of up to 25 to 30 percent from infrastructure projects, Malacañang said. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after embattled contractor Curlee Discaya compared alleged commission rates across...
Malacañang said that there is no security threat against President Marcos, despite his continued absence from the public eye over the past four days. In a press briefing, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro explained that the President has only been tied up with private meetings in the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte lashed anew out at President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, after Vice President Sara Duterte accused Philippine government agents of abusing consular procedures to carry out what she called “sham ‘welfare checks” on...
Three more bodies were retrieved by search and rescue (SAR) personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from a capsized fishing boat off Santa Ana, Cagayan amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando”, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The recovery of more...
Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed strong objection on the supposed “welfare check” conducted by officials of the Philippine Embassy in The Hague on her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, alleging President Marcos for being the one behind the orders. In a statement on Wednesday,...
The nation has just received another gut punch. In a revelation as damning as it is disturbing, retired Supreme Court Justice Andres Reyes Jr., chairman of the newly created Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), disclosed that personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL We commend President Bongbong Marcos Jr. for requiring the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to coordinate with local governments when implementing national infrastructure projects within their jurisdiction. According to the President, he is restoring this...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I shared some of the spending priorities of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) under the ₱6.793 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to create an enabling environment...
The P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2026 has entered the grueling plenary debates--its final stage of deliberations in the House of Representatives. This, after Committee on Appropriations chairperson, Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela...
Two positions of confidence in the House of Representatives were filled with new people during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 23. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, who took over the reins from Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez only last Sept. 17, has sworn in his new...
