All local government units (LGUs) must be on high alert as inclement weather due to the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, Tropical Depression "Dante", coupled by the low pressure area (LPA) are expected to persist until early next week, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary...
The significance of President Marcos ' visit to the United States (US), wherein he was able to engage in talks with President Donald Trump on the topic of trade, was not lost on former House Speaker and current Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. According to Romualdez, Marcos '...
A human rights group asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Philippine National Police (PNP) members who were allegedly involved in the disappearance and extrajudicial killings of activists. Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay made the call after Justice Secretary Jesus...
A group of fisherfolk under Pamalakaya-Navotas staged a protest in front of the Navotas City Hall on Wednesday, July 23, blaming the ongoing Navotas coastal bay reclamation project for worsening floods that continue to affect the city. The group was chanting slogans and holding placards that read...
The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Singapore-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) have slashed their near-term Philippine economic growth forecasts to lower than six percent due to the expected global growth slowdown coupled with persistent tariff-led trade...
The Philippines and the United States (US) are reinforcing peace, not provoking conflict. Thus, said Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez following the meeting between President Marcos and American President Donald Trump in Washington....
Nothing favorable will be said about her father during President Marcos’ meeting with United States President Donald Trump, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, July 22. Instead, she expects that “unfavorable” things will be said about former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe is crossing his fingers that President Marcos would bare the government’s broader policy direction on artificial intelligence (AI) in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. “I’m hoping that the President will mention his...
President Marcos underscored the strategic importance of the planned United States-backed ammunitions hub in Subic, saying its development is a critical component of the Philippines’ self-reliance defense program. In a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump at the White House,...
President Marcos and United States President Donald Trump reaffirmed the "ironclad" relationship between Manila and Washington as the two leaders completed their trade negotiations following their White House meeting on Tuesday, July 22. In an interview with the media at the White House, Trump...
For three decades, my husband and I hosted dinners for friends, news sources and PR clients at our flat in Malate. Invited to these gatherings were personalities who were hogging headlines at the time. Those social events still get mentioned once in a while in nostalgic posts on social media....
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he has reached a trade agreement with Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr., following a meeting Tuesday at the White House, that will see the U.S. slightly drop its tariff rate for the Philippines without paying import taxes for what it sells there....
