Malacañang has shrugged off Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste 's claims that the Marcos administration has asked him to travel abroad in an attempt to silence him over flood control anomalies. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro labeled Leviste...
The House Committee on Justice will begin public hearings on Monday, Feb. 2 for the determination of sufficiency in form and in substance as far as the two impeachment complaints filed against President Marcos are concerned. Chaired by Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined calls for a congressional inquiry into the landfill landslide in Binaliw, Cebu which took the lives of more than 30 people and injured many others. In filing Senate Resolution No. 277, Gatchalian said the circumstances surrounding the January 8 tragedy raise...
Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo has pinpointed his two main takeaways from the final report of the Second Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM II, which is seen as a comprehensive diagnosis on the local education system. “Kakatapos pa lang po ng EDCOM 2. Nag-umpisa siya three...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is prioritizing the completion of the Santo Cristo Flyover project in Angeles City, Pampanga, which has been delayed for three years. Secretary Vince Dizon inspected the project on Saturday and ordered the release of funds for its construction,...
Women’s alliance GABRIELA has denounced as victim-blaming the “Iwas Rape Tips” recently posted on social media by the Indang Municipal Police Station in Cavite, warning that such messaging endangers survivors and shifts responsibility away from perpetrators. According to the group, the tips...
Lawyer-solons in the House of Representatives underscored on Saturday, Jan. 31 that the recent Supreme Court (SC) En Banc ruling on the impeachment didn 't resolve any of the numerous allegations against Vice President Sara Duterte. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua and Bicol Saro Party-list...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Saturday, Jan. 31, that he would subscribe to President Marcos ' "friend to all, enemy to none" approach, once he takes over the foreign relations panel in the upper chamber. Tulfo said this in an interview on DWIZ, following the recent confirmation from Senate...
Malacañang said President Marcos is not considering Charter change at this time, stressing that his focus remains on economic growth and recovery. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he would support moves to...
There should be no animosity between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) amid the series of successful police-initiated operations that led to the confiscation of billions of peso worth of smuggled cigarettes and other goods, a police official said. PNP-Highway...
Senior Deputy Speaker South Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez has defended the House of Representatives ' efforts to pass an Anti-Political Dynasty Law, as he pushed back on allegations that it 's all a "hoax". "The claim that the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty [Law] is a ...
The Philippines is rolling the dice on a sweeping visa waiver for Chinese nationals, a move designed to revive its gaming and tourism ecosystem, which has remained stuck in a post-pandemic slump. While the policy shift triggered an immediate, optimistic spike in local equities, the path to a...
