The House of Representatives passed on second reading the county 's proposed 2026 national budget worth P6.793 trillion during a rare plenary session on late Friday afternoon, Oct. 10. Deputy Speaker Ilocos Sur 2nd district Rep. Kristine Singson-Meehan, the presiding officer during the...
Each day, Filipinos scroll, swipe and click through endless streams of information. But in the same speed that facts spread, so do lies. Lies and disinformation remain among the biggest threats to public trust and national unity. That is why the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,...
The Philippines was the World Bank Group ’s (WBG) fifth-largest developing-country borrower during the Washington-based multilateral lender’s fiscal year (FY) 2025. Including the world’s poorest countries, the Philippines’ borrowings from the WBG during the FY covering the period...
The House of Representatives has slashed the proposed Office of the Vice President (OVP) budget for 2026 by P156 million, effectively bringing back the agency funding to its 2025 level. This was made official in House plenary on Friday afternoon, Oct. 10, during the period of individual ammendments...
President Marcos has encouraged barangay officials to undergo leadership training, stressing the important role of village leaders in local governance. During his meeting with Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) officials, Marcos discussed several ways to improve barangay governance. He emphasized proposals...
The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered its Adopt-a-School partners and private sector allies on Friday, October 10, for a Classroom Market Scoping Activity — a key step toward mobilizing more partners to help close the country’s classroom backlog through transparent and standards-based...
Starting next week, the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of all government officials, including those of President Marcos and Vice President Duterte, will be available to the public. “I want the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to be open to the public,” said new Ombudsman...
Contrary to what Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga thinks, House Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno believes that there 's no good reason to seek President Marcos ' impeachment. As far as Puno is concerned, Marcos is actually doing a good...
House Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno has confirmed that the ethics complaint filed against Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga is moving forward. In a chance interview with reporters Friday, Oct. 10, Puno said that the Committee on Ethics and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deployed soldiers to assist in rescue and relief operations following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Davao Oriental and nearby provinces on Friday, Oct. 10. In an interview at Camp Aguinaldo, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said the directive...
An American executive of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company in Cagayan de Oro City has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) after he was found “illegally working” in the country. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified him as Carl Niesen, 47 years old. Citing a...
President Marcos has ordered the creation of the Presidential Filipinnovation Awards, an initiative that will recognize outstanding Filipino innovators and enterprises contributing to the country’s development through innovation. The Presidential Filipinnovation Awards will be established through...
