Vice President Sara Duterte will be in Japan next month for a gathering organized by the Filipino community there. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, the Vice President confirmed her next schedule with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who she has been meeting with in the past several...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has called for an immediate investigation and filing of the necessary criminal and administrative charges against at least two members of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) for overlapping and conflicting positions as owners of construction companies...
A peace monitor has raised alarm over what it described as a “perilous juncture” in the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In its latest assessment, the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), the independent body overseeing...
Malacañang urged Vice President Sara Duterte to first share any supposed solutions to flooding with her hometown of Davao City before offering advice to the national government. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the Vice President claimed that she had picked up best...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos met with Indian doctors and business leaders this week to push forward a project close to her heart — improving access to pediatric healthcare, particularly for Filipino children in need of liver transplants. In an Instagram post, the First Lady said the initiative...
Fresh off her historic US Open debut, the state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) announced that New Clark City will soon feature a world-class tennis facility that Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala and other future stars can call their “home court.” BCDA President and Chief...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's directive to conduct lifestyle checks on government officials—starting with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)—is a long-overdue step in addressing one of the country’s most persistent cancers – systemic corruption. But for this move...
"Transparency and accountability must be non-negotiable when it comes to earmarked revenues." With this notion, Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal filed House Bill (HB) No. 1021, or the proposed Earmarked Revenues Accrual and Utilization Act, in a bid to establish clear conditions...
House Deputy Speaker Antipolo 1st district Rep. Ronaldo “Ronnie” Puno is batting for fewer legal restrictions on the public 's access to government officials ' statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Puno had this to say as the flood control projects controversy had...
BAGUIO CITY – Kennon Road was reopened to the public on Friday, but only for light vehicles with a load not exceeding five tons, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In its advisory, the DPWH said the restriction remains in place since the detour road at Camp 2 is...
Members of the media ought to carry out lifestyle checks on government officials, House Deputy Speaker Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno said. Puno was commenting on President Marcos ' lifestyle check directive on executive branch officials during a press conference at the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will expand the government’s ₱20-per-kilo program into the transportation sector to include jeepney and tricycle drivers beginning next month, further safeguarding the sector from inflationary pressures. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said on...
