The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Thursday, January 8, that it will significantly expand the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2026, aiming to reach approximately 4.6 million learners nationwide to address malnutrition and improve school attendance. In a statement, DepEd said...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Thursday, Jan. 8, expressed support for the creation of a strong joint congressional oversight mechanism to closely monitor the implementation of programs and projects funded under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), stressing the need to ensure that public funds are...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Camalaniugan-Aparri Bridge in Cagayan on Thursday, Jan. 8. Marcos was joined by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, Gov. Edgar Aglipay, Vice Gov. Manuel Mamba, Aparri Mayor Dominador Dayag, and Camalaniugan Mayor...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed optimism over the implementation of the Doktor Para Sa Bayan law after the program was granted P1.095 billion in funding under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). "We 're very grateful to President Bongbong Marcos for supporting our Doktor Para Sa...
In line with the government’s massive sports tourism campaign, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) will stage the Philippine leg of the 2026 Asian Tour Series next month. The international tournament will take place at the well-kept Wack...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday, Jan. 8, filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a P48-million tax evasion complaint against a contractor in a “ghost” flood control project in Bulacan BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said the complaint was filed against Mark...
DAGUPAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Department of Public Works and Highways officials inspected the newly opened Piggatan detour bridge in Alcala, Cagayan on Thursday morning, Jan. 8. Marcos was accompanied by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, Cagayan Gov. Edgar Aglipay, Alcala Mayor...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan will speak with the House of Representatives ' top brass in an attempt to heighten legislative priority for the proposed Magna Carta for Public Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Workers. Yamsuan said he will discuss the...
President Marcos is set to undertake a working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week where he is expected to sign a free trade agreement and defense deal. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed on Thursday, Jan. 8, that Marcos will visit Abu Dhabi...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go assumed his seat on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-making Monetary Board on Thursday, Jan. 8. Go, who was designated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the Cabinet representative to the board, was sworn in by BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. at the...
Along the country’s coastlines grows a plant that quietly helps address climate change. Experts continue to stress the importance of planting and conserving mangroves—a call that has only grown louder in recent years. Mangroves protect shorelines, support biodiversity, and help communities...
Senator Imee Marcos ' claim that the 2026 national budget worth P6.793 trillion was tailored to facilitate Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment this year does not hold water. Thus, said. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, even as the prohibition on the filing of new impeachment...
