The allocation of funds for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects is a function of the executive, not the legislature or the House of Representatives. House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos highlighted this point as he addressed a Philippine Center for...
Hundreds of Ilonggos gained access to homes and rental units through the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. pushed to bring government services directly to local communities. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto recognized the historic gold-medal win of the Filipinas, the Philippines women 's football national team, at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games. Recto met with the national team on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to recognize their achievements and reaffirm the government’s...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said senators are considering electing Senator Loren Legarda as the first woman Senate president toward the end of the 20th Congress. In an interview, Sotto clarified that the idea is not a term-sharing arrangement following a foiled coup attempt to...
There is no discussion in Malacañang about replacing Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco, contrary to rumors of a possible movement in the Marcos Cabinet. "As of now, wala pong pinag-uusapan na ganyan (As of now, there is no discussion about anything like that)," Palace Press...
Repairs along the heavily used C5 Road will start ahead of the rainy season to address worsening traffic and prevent further road deterioration, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Feb. 5. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the early rollout was ordered after...
Around P30.40 billion worth of indigency assistance and farm-to-market roads have been completed mostly in geographically isolated and conflict-affected areas (GICAs) under the Local Government Support Fund-Support to the Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP), the Department of the Interior and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, highlighted a new decentralized strategy to address the country’s growing classroom shortage by empowering local government units (LGUs) to directly oversee school construction projects. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, in an interview...
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Bulacan marked the 99th birth anniversary of Gat Blas F. Ople on Tuesday, Feb. 3, with Governor Daniel R. Fernando vowing to pursue the late statesman’s vision of a coastal road‑dike linking Bataan and Cavite to protect flood‑prone communities. Fernando recalled...
No less than Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick Go are backing House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep.Snadro Marcos ' proposal to get rid of the burdensome travel tax. This was bared by the the presidential son...
House Committee on Justice Chairperson Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro said that the two impeachment complaints filed against President Marcos aren 't technically dead--at least not yet. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the justice committee held a hearing wherein it declared...
Why would there be a leadership shake-up in the House of Representatives if everybody is happy? House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos denied any knowledge of a brewing "coup d 'etat" in the 300-plus strong legislative chamber during a chance interview Wednesday,...
