As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, teachers and education workers are intensifying calls for urgent government action on long-standing issues—including unfulfilled promises on flood control, stagnant salaries,...
Global trade jitters and the impending expiry of US tariff pauses failed to deter investors, as the Marcos administration’s debt sales saw robust demand, allowing the Bureau of the Treasury to raise ₱28.4 billion and continue its four-week trend of lower borrowing costs. During the sale of...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ruled out the urgency of a legislated ₱200 across-the-board wage hike, as the Philippines already holds one of the highest minimum wage rates in Southeast Asia. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma emphasized that regional wage boards remain the...
President Marcos appointed Ombudsman Special Prosecutor and former Court of Appeals (CA) presiding justice Mariflor P. Punzalan-Castillo as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). Punzalan-Castillo’s appointment as OIC was confirmed by the OMB’s media bureau in a message...
Whatever President Marcos will report in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, Vice President Sara Duterte said these meant nothing if they cannot reach the communities. The Vice President pictured Marcos’ SONA, which she will skip, describing how his allies would...
Progressive groups held a peaceful protest in Mendiola, Manila, aiming to raise awareness about the challenges faced by many Filipinos under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. 's administration. On the day of the president 's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, around...
After weeks of speculation, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos was named Monday, July 28 as House majority leader of the 20th Congress. He was nominated during Monday morning 's session--the first in the House of Representatives in the current Congress--by acting floor leader Iloilo...
As expected, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez sealed his second straight term as House Speaker Monday, July 28, during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th Congress. Romualdez, president of the dominant Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, received 269 votes...
President Marcos ' fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) is expected to last for over an hour, Malacañang said. As of Monday morning, July 28, Marcos has already wrapped his preparation and rehearsal for his public address scheduled at 4 p.m. Aside from disclosing that the speech will...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A deployed 1,041 police officers from the Calabarzon region to help secure the fourth State-of-the-Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. today. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO 4-A director, said they underwent a thorough...
Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez said Monday, July 28, that he did not vote for Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez as House Speaker of the 20th Congress because the lower chamber needed a leader who can "stand firmly behind President Marcos ". In a Facebook post, Benitez clarified...
Pag-IBIG Fund announced Friday, July 25, that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program. The special rate is available to eligible members from the...
