Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima took great offense on Thursday night, Oct. 2 to Vice President Sara Duterte 's non-appearance in the House plenary debates on the proposed 2026 national budget. This, especially after the Vice President was able to recently visit the other...
Former Senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV says he 's willing to face a Senate inquiry into claims that he was designated by the government to conduct a welfare check on former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. “Game ako diyan. Pero...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's continued non-appearance in the House plenary debates on the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 has triggered minority members into seeking much-reduced funding for the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Although the plenary deliberations on the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has repurposed Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) in Cebu, originally built to serve travelers, as donation drop-off centers for communities affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
The three newest members of the House of Representatives--Abono Party-list Rep. Robert Raymund Estrella, Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Cua Yap, and Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred Co delos Santos--were sworn in by Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Thursday, Oct. 2. Estrella, Yap,...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved Henry Aguda as Secretary of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT). As Secretary of DICT, among Aguda’s responsibilities include developing policies and standards for DICT, advising the President on the development of information and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 2, announced that it is mobilizing family tents and emergency supplies for thousands of families displaced by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Northern Cebu, following a direct call from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The quake, which...
President Marcos has made an assurance that power supply in the entire Bogo City in Cebu will be restored by the end of Thursday, Oct. 2. Marcos announced this on Thursday during his visit in the city after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu on Tuesday night. He said the Department of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is encouraging agri-business companies to tap the capital market for their financing needs through the Commission’s program, which streamlines the process for securities registration in the industry. The Commission, on Sept. 24, introduced the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 2, confirmed that 1,187 classrooms were totally destroyed by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Cebu earlier this week, leaving thousands of students and teachers without safe learning spaces. As of 11 p.m. on October...
House Infrastructure Committee (infra comm) Chairman Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has some choice words for Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong following the latter 's acrimonious exit from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). "It is the height of hypocrisy for a...
Condolences and sympathies from around the world poured for the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu province earlier this week. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru led the new batch of messages from the international community. “I am deeply saddened and worried to learn...
