Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for his steadfast support for the city, particularly its health-centered programs, as he underscored the importance of cooperation between the local and national governments in...
The country’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.4 percent in December 2025 from the previous month, but underlying labor market data pointed to emerging softness as the number of jobless Filipinos continued to rise. The latest preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil announced on Friday morning, Feb. 6 that her office formally transmitted the two impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Office of Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. Garafil said she did so on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5. This...
The travel tax is a substantial burden, particularly for ordinary Filipinos. That is how House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos describes the current levy on traveling Filipinos. Just imagine a travel tax of ₱2,700 for first-class passage and ₱1,620 for economy? This is an anachronism that places...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) rejected the claims of an international rights group that domestic accountability for the previous administration’s drug war remains inadequate. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said that accountability within the police force is active and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been grabbing headlines for successful and high-impact anti-smuggling operations in various parts of the country in the past weeks, starting with the confiscation of around P1.1 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in Batangas City on Dec. 31 last year....
US President Donald Trump has reportedly offered President Marcos for the Philippines to join the Board of Peace. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babes" Romualdez said Thursday, Feb. 5, that Trump, through the White House, sent Marcos a personal letter, inviting him to join the...
While welcoming the Department of Education’s (DepEd) efforts to explore more flexible loan arrangements for public school teachers, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Thursday, February 5, warned that extending loan terms will only worsen educators’ growing debt burden if...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, expressed strong support for President Marcos’ digital reform agenda aimed at strengthening education-to-employment pathways. DepEd conveyed its support during the launch of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority...
President Marcos has officially abolished the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA). Through Executive Order No. 108, Marcos dissolved the Office which was previously headed by now Acting Finance Secretary Frederick Go. Its powers and...
President Marcos was back to doing public engagements outside Malacañan Palace two weeks after being diagnosed with diverticulitis. After attending only meetings and events inside Malacañan Palace for two weeks, President Marcos graced two consecutive events in Metro Manila on Thursday, February...
Local stocks rose as benign inflation bolstered the case for the central bank to pivot toward monetary easing, while strengthening peso further lifted investor sentiment. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 9.09 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 6,382.04 on Thursday, Feb. 5....
