Malacañang maintained that documents dubbed "Cabral files" or the "DPWH list" remain questionable, stressing that there is no proof that the lists indeed came from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the...
Way before public anger simmered over the flood control controversy that gripped the nation during the third quarter of this year, the Senate was already flooded with scenarios of power shifts and power struggles. With the entry of 12 new and former senators who won in the 2025 midterm elections,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has underscored the critical role of local government units (LGUs) in protecting and advancing children’s welfare through programs that serve as key pillars of inclusive governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. The...
Corruption has long been the shadow that has loomed over every administration, but 2025 forced President Marcos to confront it head-on. The flood control scandal that shook political blocs, triggered international manhunts, and tested whether his promise of a “cleaner government” could...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III formally assumed office as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) after taking his oath in Malacañan on Friday morning, Dec. 26. Torre was sworn in by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto,...
The campus was supposedly named Diliman after the thick forest that was once there. By the 1950s, however, the campus was practically treeless, with tall cogon grass being the only vegetation. The administration drew up a greening program, and on Arbor Day 1953, my classmates and I planted the...
Members of the House minority bloc shared on Friday morning, Dec. 26 their bleak outlook for Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) following the back-to-back resignations of its commissioners Rogelio "Babes" Singson and Rossana Fajardo. "This can very well be the end of ICI. Dapat kasi...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) have launched round-the-clock operations to fast-track upgrades at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila in preparation for a major international women’s tennis tournament in 2026. Upgrades...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities in January 2026 to allow residents to fully participate in local founding anniversaries, festivals, and city fiestas. In a series of proclamations signed in mid-December, the President approved requests...
BlackRock Inc., a United States (US) investment firm with $12.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), has acquired a 40-percent stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) through Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for ₱13.7 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
And then there was one. Rossana Fajardo tendered her courtesy resignation as commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday, Dec. 26, effectively leaving Chairman Andres Reyes Jr. as lone member of the independent body. "I, Commissioner Rossana A. Fajardo, have...
It could be said that the Philippines began the year on solid footing after hitting—or coming close to hitting—its goals in 2024. We were afloat. We were ready to paddle through the waters throughout the year. However, as the year progressed, the mood gradually shifted to confusion as the...
