Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson warned on Sunday, December 14, that restoring the items cut from the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at the bicameral conference committee level will reopen the floodgates to insertion. Lacson made this...
The Philippine Embassy in Portugal has not yet received any information on former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's whereabouts, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Angelica Escalona said no information has been relayed to them by the Philippine Embassy in...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) needs to step up its information campaign on financial protection and other benefits available to Filipinos under the government’s national health insurance program. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan made this call...
There is only one right reason to enter politics—to serve, President Marcos said. "I think you 're well-guided so long as you enter politics for the right reason. And there 's only one right reason: To serve," Marcos said when asked what piece of advice he can give to aspiring public...
The Bicameral Conference Committee on the 2026 national budget has approved a P51.645-billion allocation for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) Program. This took place during the first day of the bicam hearings on the P6.793-trillion General...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Sunday, Dec. 14, welcomed the decision of President Marcos to provide this month up to P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) not only for the bureau’s personnel but also for all government employees in the Executive branch. In a statement, BuCor Director...
A progressive fishers’ group on Sunday, Dec. 14, denounced what it described as a water cannon attack by the China Coast Guard (CCG) against Filipino fishing boats operating near Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, an incident that reportedly left three fishermen injured and damaged two...
Malacañang has rejected claims that President Marcos had a hand in the plunder and graft complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying critics are deliberately twisting the issue to shield the Vice President from corruption allegations. Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso, on Saturday, Dec. 13, expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Executive Secretary Ralph Recto for the timely issuance of Administrative Order No. 39, granting a one-time gratuity pay of up to seven thousand...
Senator Imee Marcos on Saturday, Dec. 13 flagged the sharp increase in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) classroom construction budget, despite the agency’s rather lackluster 23 percent absorption rate. During Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the proposed 2026 national...
Senator Imee Marcos raised concerns over the supposed absence of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget during the first day of the Bicameral Conference Committee hearings on the proposed 2026 national budget on Saturday, Dec. 13. During the proceedings, Marcos appeared puzzled...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto called for a people-centered definition of national security, stressing that true security lies in protecting the everyday conditions that allow Filipino families to live with dignity, stability, and hope. Speaking at the National Security Summit 2025, Recto said...
