Executive Secretary Ralph Recto expressed confidence that Congress can pass an anti-political dynasty measure before the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2028 elections, as long as the bill is framed in a balanced and workable way. Recto said the proposed anti-dynasty law is currently...
President Marcos is recovering from diverticulitis and was advised to take a rest for the meantime, Malacañang said. The Palace issued the statement after Marcos skipped the Gawad Lingkod Bayani event in Malacañan on Wednesday, Jan. 28. "The President has recently returned from medical care and...
Implementing an Anti-Political Dynasty Law for the upcoming 2028 national and local elections will be a tall order. This was among the takeaways from Comission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia 's remarks before House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, which on...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the ceremonial turnover of newly built vendor kiosks at the Pasig River Esplanade on Tuesday, Jan. 27, a move aimed at expanding livelihood opportunities for small businesses and advancing the government’s river rehabilitation push. The kiosks form part of the...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan says Congress must do its part in championing the welfare of non-uniformed personnel (NUP). This, as the former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assistant secretary pushed for the passage of a measure that sought to...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval of the National Digital Connectivity Plan (NDCP) is a policy milestone and a long-overdue admission that the Philippines’ digital journey has been built on paradox. We are among the world’s most connected people socially, yet among the least connected...
The House Committee on Justice--the panel tasked to hear the impeachment complaints against President Marcos--will "act with utmost independence and impartiality" on the matter. “I am expecting the entire justice committee to act with utmost independence and impartiality. The members of the House...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all commanders to regularly and strictly monitor all police detention facilities amid allegations raised by a detained Russian vlogger. Nartatez said rules and regulations in police...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has forged partnerships with domestic and foreign financial institutions and venture capital firms to expand funding sources for startups and support their expansion locally and abroad. In a statement, the DTI said it signed a memorandum of understanding...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Tuesday, January 27 rebuffed allegations that there is a "de facto Martial Law" in the Philippines. Lacson is referring to the claims made by Rep. Leandro Leviste, who in a Facebook video alleged that the Philippines was under “de facto...
Senator Imee Marcos prayed for a speedy resolution to the anomalies surrounding government infrastructure projects and for those who are involved in corruption to be immediately jailed and prosecuted. Marcos made the statement when she delivered her opening prayer on Tuesday, January 27 during...
Consecutive slumps of the peso, coupled with the resumption of rice imports, have propelled Bureau of Customs (BOC) revenue in January, with a ₱500-million surplus already recorded and collections seen exceeding target by up to ₱4 billion for the month. “According to the latest figures,...
