House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is voluntarily submitting himself to the investigation of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI). In a letter addressed to ICI Chairman and retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Andres Reyes Jr., Rep. Marcos said:...
Illogical and absurd. That 's how Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga described former Ako-Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co 's claim that the House quinta committee (quinta-comm) in the 19th Congress was told by the executive branch to stop its investigation on rice...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has presented to President Marcos the 10-peso Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2026 Commemorative Coin and the 12-coin series of the 100-peso Philippine Festivals Commemorative Coins. According to the BSP, the 10-peso ASEAN Coin will be launched...
House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing has guaranteed full transparency once the Bicameral Conference Committee begins its deliberations on the 2026 national budget later this month. Suansing, speaking in a chance interview with...
In the middle of corruption controversies within the government, local government units (LGUs) were urged to continue showing the people that they can rely on public servants. President Marcos made the call to LGUs on Wednesday, Nov. 26, during the Subaybayani Awards 2025 held at the Manila Hotel...
President Marcos has welcomed five newly-designated non-resident ambassadors of Tunisia, Paraguay, Burkina Faso, the Marshall Islands, and Serbia in the Philippines. Marcos received the credentials of the ambassadors in a formal presentation ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday afternoon, Nov....
Sluggish government expenditure, constrained by ongoing probes into public works, helped contain the 10-month budget deficit but raised concerns over the effective delivery of key economic stimulus programs. The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Wednesday, Nov. 25, that the Marcos...
Nearly 3,000 Filipino workers received over P756 million in compensation from companies found liable for labor violations in the third quarter of 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday, Nov. 26. The department’s attached agency, the National Labor Relations Commission...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for pursuing evidence-based investigations on the issue of flood control budget irregularities. Escudero made the commendation on Tuesday, November 25 during the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has candidly admitted to a visiting atomic energy official Wednesday, Nov. 26 that power in the Philippines is both "insufficient" and "expensive". At the House of Representatives in Batasan, Quezon City on Wednesday for a courtesy meeting with Dy and other...
Malacañang disclosed that the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA), which was previously led by Finance Secretary Frederick Go, will be abolished. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the announcement...
Assistant Ombudsman Miko Clavano on Wednesday, Nov. 26, said the information from the videos released by resigned congressman and now fugitive from justice Zaldy Co can be used as “leads” in the investigations. But Clavano pointed out that Co’s statements in the video bear no weight unless...
