A technical hiccup due to a pipe falling into a well has affected the pace of ongoing drilling at the Malampaya gas field, according to a highly placed source whose organization is part of the Service Contract (SC) 38 consortium for the project. The source indicated that “there had been technical...
"House Hotshots" FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe, Batangas 6th district Rep. Ryan Recto, and Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "Javi" Benitez are all eager to show their worth after being elected as assistant majority leaders. The three--whose average age is 30--are...
The House of Representatives continues to fill up key chairmanships in its ongoing reorganization in the 20th Congress. Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, named during plenary session on Thursday, July 29 the chairpersons of the Committees on Ways and Means, on Accounts,...
The leaders of the House quad-committee (quad-comm) version 2.0 are almost complete, as three of its four available chairmanships have already been filled up. Already designated with chairmen are the committees on Dangerous Drugs, on Public Order and Safety, and on Human Rights. Majority Leader...
For the record, the viral "sabong" watcher within the House plenary whom news cameras caught red-handed was not Sarangani lone district Rep. Steve Chiongbian Solon. Unfortunately, a lot of people think it is him after seeing a particular "pubmat" or publication material on social media. That...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) was a show of strength and resolve, delivered under the weight of a bruising midterm election loss and the politically charged atmosphere of an impeachment backlash. The President, seemingly cornered, chose to double down...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Do you believe in miracles? I do. I sincerely believe that miracles happen in our midst daily and that each of us has the power to make a miracle happen—that is, through simple acts of kindness. One of these is the life-saving act of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL When he delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos Jr. made certain bold statements that we did not expect. In so doing, the President transformed his SONA into a memorable, courageous conversation with a nation reeling under the effects...
The country’s leading business groups commended President Marcos for his stance against corruption during his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), while noting that his words must be backed by strong reforms. In a statement, the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly raised its economic growth forecast for the Philippines for 2026 even as output this year and next year would continue to grow below the country’s full potential. In its World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update report for July 2025, published on July 29...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos ' right-hand man in the Committee on Rules is one of the House prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case. Elected as senior deputy majority leader during plenary session Tuesday night, July 29 was Iloilo 3rd...
A civic leader from the capital has voiced strong support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's State of the Nation Address (SONA), calling it a no-nonsense message that directly confronted long-standing problems, particularly corruption in infrastructure and flood control projects affecting...
