State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is off to a strong start with its Ginhawa Solar Energy Loan (GSEL) program, racking up over 1,200 applications worth nearly ₱400 million in less than 24 hours after its launch on Wednesday, March 25. “The rollout of GSEL is our...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta tried to belabor already resolved matters during Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment hearing Wednesday, March 25--something that House Committee on Justice Chairperson Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro politely shut down....
Around P46.1 million worth of fresh, high-quality, and locally grown produce were directly procured by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) from farmers to ensure the delivery of healthier meals for its persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), the Department of the Interior and Local...
Malacañang on Thursday, March 26, clarified that essential government services such as ambulance, police, fire, and health operations will not be affected by the government’s energy conservation measures amid rising global fuel prices. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said agencies delivering...
Amid the series of big-time oil price increases in the past few weeks, at least two major groups of bus operators urged President Marcos to reconsider his decision to suspend the implementation of the fare adjustments for public utility vehicles (PUVs). In two separate letters addressed to the...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri welcomed on Thursday, March 26, the signing of Republic Act No. 12317, resetting the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Zubiri said the law finally clears the way for the region to move...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's national energy emergency declaration, saying it would give the national government more flexibility to respond effectively. “We support that and we will see what the result of this declaration is,”...
President Marcos has signed into law a measure resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to September 2026. The law, Republic Act No. 12317, moves the BARMM parliamentary elections to the second Monday of September 2026, amending provisions...
BAGUIO CITY – The provincial government of Mountain Province on Wednesday announced the cancellation of all activities for the annual Lang-ay Festival in support of the national energy emergency, officials said. In a social media post, the local government announced the cancellation "in...
President Marcos has signed the law giving him emergency powers to suspend or reduce excise tax on petroleum products. Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12316 on Wednesday, March 25, fulfilling what he said earlier in the day that he would be signing the measure into law within the day. Under...
A major reform in the country’s basic education system is gaining ground, as teachers and parents welcome the Department of Education’s (DepEd) move to adopt a three-term school calendar starting in School Year (SY) 2026–2027. In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 25, DepEd said several...
President Marcos has cited the futility of spending the country 's foreign reserves to defend the Philippine peso, which recently further weakened, hitting a new record low of P60.30 against the US dollar. In an interview with Bloomberg, Marcos stressed that the dollar 's movement is...
