President Marcos said he would be asking the Congress to allocate additional funds intended to replenish the government’s quick response fund in the wake of calamities hitting the country. Marcos made the statement during a situation briefing held in Bogo City in the aftermath of the...
The House of Representatives has expressed its sense in showing solidarity with the victims of the recent strong earthquake that jolted the province of Cebu. This, after the 318-strong chamber adopted at past midnight Friday, Oct. 3 House Resolution (HR) No.325. The measure is titled, "A resolution...
Severe Tropical Storm Paolo (international name: Matmo) further intensified as it moved closer to making landfall over the southern Isabela–northern Aurora area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday morning, Oct. 3. As of 5 a.m.,...
METRO MATTERS By MAYOR FRANCIS ZAMORA President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has restored a critical safeguard in public infrastructure: the requirement that local government units must formally accept national government projects before they can be declared completed. This directive reinstates a...
The Philippines’ plan to build a national agricultural food hub in Clark, Pampanga, is expected to attract American companies interested in investing in food security, infrastructure, and technology, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). In a market intelligence report, the...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima took great offense on Thursday night, Oct. 2 to Vice President Sara Duterte 's non-appearance in the House plenary debates on the proposed 2026 national budget. This, especially after the Vice President was able to recently visit the other...
Former Senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV says he 's willing to face a Senate inquiry into claims that he was designated by the government to conduct a welfare check on former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. “Game ako diyan. Pero...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's continued non-appearance in the House plenary debates on the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 has triggered minority members into seeking much-reduced funding for the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Although the plenary deliberations on the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has repurposed Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) in Cebu, originally built to serve travelers, as donation drop-off centers for communities affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
The three newest members of the House of Representatives--Abono Party-list Rep. Robert Raymund Estrella, Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Cua Yap, and Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred Co delos Santos--were sworn in by Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Thursday, Oct. 2. Estrella, Yap,...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved Henry Aguda as Secretary of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT). As Secretary of DICT, among Aguda’s responsibilities include developing policies and standards for DICT, advising the President on the development of information and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 2, announced that it is mobilizing family tents and emergency supplies for thousands of families displaced by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Northern Cebu, following a direct call from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The quake, which...
