A prominent business group representing domestic manufacturers and producers is urging the government to implement safeguards to protect the local industry from a potential influx of foreign investors following the passage of a bill extending long-term lease contracts. The Federation of Philippine...
President Marcos bared that the Philippines will establish a Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Marcos made the announcement before the Filipino community in Cambodia on Monday night, Sept. 7 during a meeting with them. "[A]ng gobyerno ay patuloy na maglilingkod upang masuklian...
Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya on Monday, Sept. 8, dropped a bombshell statement alleging that lawmakers and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials routinely demanded kickbacks of up to 25 percent from government-funded flood control projects, who...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin clarfiied in front of House of Representatives members on Monday Sept. 8 that he meant "nothing malicious" when he accused the solons of corruption on the issue of the national budget. "There is nothing intended that is malicious or to malign anyone in the House...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin stressed that the National Expenditure Program (NEP) should serve as a guide for lawmakers in budget deliberations, not as a fixed target. Bersamin said this after he issued a sharper rebuke to lawmakers on Saturday, Sept. 6, rejecting suggestions that the 2026...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed continued support for President Marcos ' zero-balance billing initiative, which he described as a significant step toward achieving universal health care in the country. This, as the Department of Health (DOH) reported that the policy had already benefited...
Following the presidential directive to crack down on contractors involved in anomalous flood control projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is canceling the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) membership of these firms to bar them from future government...
President Marcos said he has never once regretted becoming president despite the challenges of governance, calling it the “greatest privilege” to finally address the issues he had long criticized. “No. Not for one moment,” Marcos said in the latest episode of his podcast, when asked if he...
SPEAKING OUT Imagine waking up to flooded streets, missed work, and rising prices—then learning that billions of pesos meant to prevent those very problems were stolen. That’s not fiction. That’s the reality behind the ₱118.5 billion ghost flood control scandal now shaking our nation....
PEACE BY PEACE I felt a powerful sense of hope when the shovels dug into the soil to break ground for the Sulu Hall of Justice last week. I knew that what I was witnessing was more than just a groundbreaking ceremony. It was the start of better and bigger things to come for the province. Last...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is revamping its key construction regulatory bodies following the abrupt resignations of top officials amid a widening investigation into alleged corruption. Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque has named Doris U. Gacho as acting executive director of the...
Nearly half a trillion pesos in total payments were slashed during the first seven months of 2025, with domestic lenders receiving nearly ₱600 billion less in principal payments compared to what they had received from the Marcos administration in 2024. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)...
