Vice President Sara Duterte refused to comment on whether she is ready to take over the presidency should President Marcos step down from power. “Yan muna hindi ko muna sasagutin kasi magkakagulo tayo niyan (I will not answer that for now because we will have chaos),” she told News5 during an...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has amplified President Marcos ' call for those involved in the flood control projects corruption scandal to voluntarily turn themselves in and cooperate with authorities. Dy, Marcos ' party-mate over at the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), had...
President Marcos has urged remaining individuals with warrants of arrest over flood control anomalies, including resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co, to surrender as he announced Monday, Nov. 24, that seven were already under custody. In a video message, Marcos reported that out of the 16 individuals with...
SPEAKING OUT A dramatic family feud within the country’s most powerful political dynasty burst into public view this week, as Senator Imee Marcos accused her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., of illegal drug use during a major rally in Manila. The allegations, made before...
PEACE BY PEACE What happens when the ink in peace agreements has dried? This was the main question on the minds of delegates to the international conference dubbed “After the Peace Agreements: The Bangsamoro and Beyond.” Not only was our question fully answered, but we were also greatly...
Amid a deepening corruption scandal ensnaring the Marcos Jr. administration, a series of mass protests against the government could further weaken the economy, according to London-based think tank Capital Economics. In the Philippines, “unrest could further dampen economic activity, which is...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came out as the country’s public-sector “Paper-less Champion” for saving nearly 217 million pages of paper through its online platforms that digitalized company registration and reports submission. Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed in an encounter with the 46th Infantry (Peacemaker) Battalion in a remote in Gandara and San Jorge towns, Samar province, on Sunday. The 8th Infantry Division has yet to identify the slain rebel. Recovered in the encounter site were...
As he marked the beginning of the Christmas season during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Malacañan, President Marcos encouraged Filipinos to take a little time off during the Christmas season and come back with new ideas and new blood. "[T]his is the time for us to take that time...
Malacañang stressed that the people behind the "transition council" only have one goal—to remove President Marcos from office for their "own vested interests." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement, following the revelation of Senate President...
Vice President Sara Duterte said President Marcos should undergo a drug test to dispel allegations raised recently by his own sister, Senator Imee Marcos, that members of the First Family are using illegal drugs. In an interview with News5 during the "DU30" fun run on Sunday, Nov. 23, Duterte said...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga has credited President Marcos for pulling all the stops to protect the country 's agricultural exports and in turn benefit local farmers. Enverga, chairman of the House Committee on Food and Agriculture, had this to say following the celebrated...
