Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Thursday, Sept. 18, formally turned over the city’s Drainage Master Plan to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., in a significant step toward addressing the capital’s long-standing flooding problem. The handover, which took...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Philippines’ carbon credit framework is nearing completion and is set to be finalized by year-end. At the Philippine Net Zero Conference 2025, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin stated that the department is working to finalize the framework, with an...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday, September 18 said the agency has received reports of more than 100 “ghost” and or “very substandard” projects across the country in the last two weeks. Dizon confirmed this at the continuation of the Senate...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have announced the start of the plenary debates on the P6.793-trillion proposed national budget for 2026 this coming Monday, Sept. 22. This, after the Committee on Appropriations chaired by Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela "Mika" Suansing...
Vice President Sara Duterte hit the government anew for having “no stability at all” amid massive reports of corruption in infrastructure projects and the continuous politicking and posturing for the 2028 elections. “Oh, definitely, there is no stability at all with regard to our government...
Opposition lawmaker ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio wants President Marcos to be held accountable--but not resign--over the enactment of a national budget that 's allegedly riddled with anomalies. Tinio had this to say in a Makabayan press conference Thursday, Sep. 18, wherein he...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast doubt on the change of House leadership under Isabela Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, saying that the new House speaker comes from the inner circle of former speaker Martin Romualdez and President Marcos. In an interview in Davao City on Thursday, Sept. 18, the...
President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 95 establishing a new Compensation and Position Classification System II (CPCS II) for government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs), replacing the previous framework issued in 2021. The EO, signed on Sept. 16, directs the Governance...
Starting Oct. 15 this year, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be implementing a policy that will compel car and motorcycle dealers to release the license plates and the Official Receipt/Certificate of Registration on the day that new motor vehicles are released to the owners. LTO...
President Marcos has joined volunteers in serving meals for Filipinos experiencing involuntary hunger at the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Pasay City. Marcos made a visit to the Walang Gutom (No Hunger) Kitchen —the country’s first public and private food bank collaboration or soup kitchen—on...
Majority leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos confirmed that Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez "had the numbers" among his congressman-colleagues up to the resigned as House Speaker. In a chance interview with reporters on Wednesday, Sept. 17--mere minutes after Romualdez...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will focus on completing ongoing flood control projects flagged for irregularities before adopting a science-based flood planning approach. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon emphasized that ensuring the proper implementation of projects already under way...
