A total of 5,590 Support to the Barangay Development Program (SBDP) projects worth over P20 billion were completed in more than 4,000 barangays nationwide from 2022 to 2025 as part of the commitment of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to attain lasting peace and inclusive development in...
President Marcos will push for deeper defense and economic cooperation with India—including new agreements on science, law, and technology—during his five-day state visit to New Delhi and Bangalore next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a pre-departure briefing in...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is planning to conduct a motu propio investigation into the reported corruption in flood control projects and unfair water joint venture agreements (JVA), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said. Estrada, in a press conference in Parañaque City, disclosed...
For House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a Bagong Pilipinas means a healthy Pilipinas. That 's why Romualdez encouraged Filipinos to take advantage of the public access to the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) track and field facilities pursuant to President Marcos ' directive issued in...
“Mobility for all” – the slogan that defines the new direction of Toyota around the globe – has moved to provide a bridge to make healthcare more accessible to people. The Philippines has been chosen by Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) as one of the first countries to implement a mobility...
One of the most-applauded portions of the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) would have to be when President Marcos mentioned the flood control projects—and how so many of them were failures, riddled with substandard work, or worse, figments of the imagination. His plan to investigate...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s striking rebuke—“Mahiya naman kayo! (Shame on you)”—echoes louder than most political pronouncements in recent memory. Simple, raw, and deeply moral, the statement cuts deep through the usual noise surrounding corruption in government. It is a call for...
EDITORS DESK If there’s anything the past few weeks have made painfully clear, it’s this: Climate change is no longer a looming threat. It’s already here and it’s drowning us. Tropical storm Crising was the headline, but it was the habagat—the southwest monsoon it dragged in—that...
The public outcry that ensued following a viral photo of a lawmaker allegedly watching “online sabong” while the House of Representatives was in session should serve as a motivation for the national government to further intensify the campaign against online gambling. And the Cybercrime...
President Marcos had a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss key areas of cooperation including defense and economic ties. Marcos said on Thursday evening, July 31, that he had a "good conversation" with Merz about ways to bolster the two countries ' relationship. The...
President Marcos has thanked outgoing Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss for his contributions in bolstering the Philippines-Israel relationship. Marcos met with Fluss at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday, July 31 during the latter 's farewell call. According to the Presidential...
Persistent power outages in Siquijor are putting the island’s tourism growth at risk and may weaken investor confidence if not urgently addressed, the Department of Tourism (DOT) warned on Thursday, July 31. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the ongoing power instability, managed by...
