The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported it has successfully accounted for all 12 luxury vehicles linked to the Discaya family following a court-ordered search operation at the headquarters of St. Gerrard Construction General Contractor and Development Corp. in Pasig City. In a statement late Tuesday,...
The former district engineer at the center of "ghost" flood control projects brouhaha in Bulacan rose from the ranks in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) during the time of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Grilled during the House Infrastructure Committee (infra comm) hearing...
Despite recent pronouncements by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) that one more policy rate cut before year-end would maintain the “Goldilocks” level, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) still forecasts two more reductions at each of the two remaining Monetary Board (MB) interest rate...
Former Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara--the person who oversaw the "ghost" flood control project in the province--appeared to have prioritized gambling in casinos over inspections on infrastructure works within his jurisdiction. Thus, said Las Piñas lone district Rep. Mark Anthony...
President Marcos is confident that universal health care in the country will be fully implemented soon. "Malapit na tayong umabot talaga sa universal health care. We are 80 percent of the way. Kaunti na lang at matutupad na natin yung universal health care (We are very close to truly achieving...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, September 2, welcomed President Marcos’ historic allocation of P1.224 trillion to the education sector under the proposed 2026 national budget—marking the first time the Philippines has met the UNESCO-recommended benchmark of spending four percent...
Don 't expect a walk in the park for Italy, Poland, France and Brazil. While they’re tagged as heavy favorites—Poland is world No. 1, Italy is the defending FIVB Men’s World Champion, Brazil is world No. 3 followed by Olympic gold medalist France—several teams are ready to give them a...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said prices of local commercial rice remain stable, while some imported rice slightly increased following the implementation of the 60-day import ban on the key staple. While still on the second day of the two-month suspension, Agriculture Assistant Secretary...
The Philippine economy could have grown by six percent if flood control projects had not been hijacked by corruption, resulting in a loss of as much as ₱119 billion in economic output, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chief economic manager. While Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to be proactive in flagging questionable items in the National Expenditures Program (NEP) to ensure that there were no insertions from politicians. “Lahat po naman kayo dito sa Executive, well wala pa nung...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, Sept. 2, he will ask the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to immediately resolve the complaint filed against him and his co-respondents on the arrest of former president Rodrigo R. Duterte last March. “I’ll be filing a...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos to care for the country 's seas and shores, stressing that by doing so, they are also protecting the nation 's sovereignty. In his message for the celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (ΜΑΝΑ Μo) 2025, Marcos...
