President Marcos has approved the proposal to extend the validity of registration of newly-bought cars, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) disclosed on Wednesday, Feb. 4. From the existing three-year validity, DOTr Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez said vehicle registration will be extended to five...
President Marcos is being careful not to exceed the legal limits when it comes to accessing statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of lawmakers linked to the flood control scandal, Malacañang said. While Marcos wants transparency and accountability over the multi-billion-peso...
Malacañang asserted that no protocol was violated in selecting venues for the Philippines ' hosting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related events. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro stressed that there was no breach of protocol as the...
Around 3,000 people living along waterways and danger zones in Quezon City are expected to have safe and decent homes as the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) vowed to build medium-rise buildings as part of the mass housing program for informal settler families (ISFs). ...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is batting for the "immediate abolition" of the travel tax, which he has described as a huge burden to Filipinos. Doing away with the travel tax, as provided for under Marcos ' House Bill (HB) No.7443, is seen to uphold...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has underscored the need to institutionalize free annual medical check-ups for Filipinos in order to save them from financially-draining health issues in the future. Yamsuan says that while free medical consultations are being provided under...
Ranking congressmen view the results of the latest OCTA Research survey as an affirmation of stable majority approval for President Marcos at this stage in his term. Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V and Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. couldn 't hide his frustration Tuesday, Feb. 3 as he and his House colleagues ripped apart the first impeachment complaint filed against President Marcos during a Committee on Justice hearing. The last straw for Abante came during the...
Filipinos’ satisfaction with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stayed nearly unchanged in the last quarter of 2025, with 40 percent satisfied, 43 percent dissatisfied, and 17 percent undecided, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday, Feb. 3 showed. The Fourth Quarter...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. has lowered its forecast for the Philippine peso, projecting the currency will weaken to 60 per dollar as the nation’s economic performance falters and corruption scandals derail government spending. “We have adjusted our Philippine peso forecast profile...
President Marcos has approved the release of an additional P7.372-billion funding intended to provide cash incentives for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel. The additional fund will cover the remaining funding requirements for the 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of...
The House Committee on Justice suspended on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3 the vote on the sufficiency in substance on the first impeachment complaint filed against President Marcos, but only after panel members verbally tore it apart for apparent lack of merit. The members did so for over three hours...
