A major step forward in the Marcos administration’s push for modern, inclusive, and accessible healthcare services. That 's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the Department of Health’s (DOH) launch of the Digivacc application, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking a P5 billion allocation under the proposed 2026 national budget for the implementation of a large-scale dredging and desilting program in heavily silted rivers and waterways nationwide. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the program will...
President Marcos on Saturday, Aug. 2 led the launch of a massive estero cleanup campaign in Pasig City, calling it a crucial step in the country’s long-term flood control and climate change adaptation efforts. In his speech during the launch of the “Bayanihan sa Estero: Malinis na Estero,...
President Marcos has ordered the continued delivery of government services to the Province of Sulu, as he signed an executive order transferring it from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Region IX, also known as the Zamboanga Peninsula, in compliance with a Supreme...
PAGBABAGO The last week of July 2025 will be remembered for several unexpected events. It was the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos Jr., the start of the 20th Congress, the Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the Vice President’s impeachment, the confluence of events, some...
Friday, Aug. 1 may have come and gone for a lot of Filipinos without even remembering the late former president Corazon "Cory" Aquino. But not Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima. "Maraming salamat, Tita Cory, sa tapat na paglilingkod, pagtindig laban sa diktadurya at sa pamanang...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is pushing for a law to institutionalize its “Tara, Basa!” Tutoring program, aiming to ensure its long-term implementation and funding nationwide. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Programs Development Group said...
BACOLOD CITY – Four congressmen from Negros Occidental are heading committees in the House of Representatives in the 20th Congress. First-term third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez heads the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts and was appointed assistant majority...
A long-delayed northbound interchange along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in San Pedro City, Laguna opened to motorists on Friday, Aug. 1, following years of construction carried out by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Citing persistent demand from residents and daily...
Malacañang has yet to identify the officials and contractors involved in alleged anomalous flood control projects, who President Marcos wants to be investigated. At present, the Palace has also yet to determine the flood control projects included in their corrupt activities. "Ngayon, hindi pa...
For the very first time, India will join the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) this weekend just as China called the Philippines a “troublemaker” in the South China Sea for rallying up nations to supposedly gang up on them, an accusation...
In a bid to advance education equity and uplift the welfare of private school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, August 1, announced a substantial increase in the annual Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
