To help address severe flooding in Malolos City during the rainy season, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has begun constructing two water impounding facilities in Bulacan. Excavation works have started along MacArthur Highway where the facilities will be built. The two sites...
President Marcos has ordered a 60-day suspension of all rice importation starting Sept. 1 to shield local farmers from falling palay prices during the ongoing harvest season, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. The President announced the move after consultations with key...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has admitted to be 'hurt ' by recent statements made by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV regarding how Leni Robredo would have handled the issue on former president Rodrigo Duterte and the International Criminal Court (ICC) "Former...
The House of Representatives is slowly but surely filling up the remaining committee chairmanships in the 20th Congress. Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has been busy electing his colleagues to various key posts these past few session days to get the House under repeat...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., now in the middle of his six-year term, stands at a critical crossroad. So does the country. The path he chooses today will either paint his legacy as a true reformer—or leave his administration remembered more for missed opportunities than meaningful change. His...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I feel a deep sense of renewed purpose and commitment to public service after witnessing President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2025. As PBBM noted, our...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “Why is America doing this? Has America given up its role as the Godfather of the Free World?” These are the questions we have been hearing lately, following the move by the United States government to impose a 19 percent tariff on most Philippine goods exported to its...
Parañaque City 2nd Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan wants to pursue in the current 20th Congress a measure that seeks the grant of an annual P7,000 medical allowance to qualified Department of Education (DepEd) personnel. The measure--which Yamsuan filed in the 19th Congress, but did not prosper--has...
A Davao City councilor called for an urgent and formal inquiry into the long-delayed Ma-a Flyover Project at Diversion Road, citing public frustration over the lack of progress and transparency. Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, head of the Committee on Public Works and Highways, in a privilege speech at...
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution that seeks to institutionalize the participation of civil society "watchdogs" in the annual national budget deliberations. Adopted during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5 was House Resolution (HR) No.94, titled, "Resolution...
PAMPANGA — While the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has already begun drafting guidelines in case President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. opts to reenact the 2025 national budget next year, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman is crossing her fingers that this scenario will be avoided,...
Globe reiterates its commitment to support President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's call to bring inclusive development to Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs), following the priorities laid out in the 2025 State of the Nation Address. In his speech, the President spoke of the...
