The national government is now urged to seek approval from local government officials before starting any infrastructure projects in their areas of responsibility. This was what the members of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) agreed upon during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as the policy-making...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo has challenged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to adopt a full disclosure policy in the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. Sounding fed up with the whole "insertion" issue, Quimbo said the solons who endorsed such insertions...
ENDEAVOR A Trillion-Peso March will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the EDSA People Power monument by the Church Leaders Council for National Transformation and civil society organizations. The day marks the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos,...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos didn 't take the much older Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte 's tirades on the House leadership change sitting down. In a chance interview Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17, Rep. Marcos was told about Rep. Duterte’s...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has called on Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to come back home to the Philippines and face the music. "I’ll be the first one to tell you that he should come home and face any and all allegations agianst him," Marcos said in a chance...
Whether intentional or not, Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga became a source of comic relief following the resignation of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez during plenary session Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17. The House members were in the middle of nominal or individual...
Senators on Wednesday, September 17 welcome the election of Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he believes Dy is “capable and a very good choice” to be the new House...
"I will not defend the guilty. I will not shield the corrupt." With these words, newly-installed Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III of Isabela 's 6th district vowed to uphold accountability in the House of Representatives amid the flood control projects corruption scandal that left many of his...
The Bureau of the Treasury expects that the Philippines’ potential inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s emerging market government bond index will attract billions in new foreign investment, further integrating the country into global financial markets. National Treasurer Sharon P. Almanza told...
President Marcos has signed a law that institutionalizes the career progression system for public school teachers and school leaders. Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12288, also known as Career Progression System for Public School Teachers and School Leaders Act, on Sept. 12. Under the law,...
Philippine Sports Commission chairman Patrick Gregorio on Wednesday, Sept. 17, reiterated the importance of sports tourism as the country aims to position itself as a major global sporting destination. “The biggest tourism events are sports events,” said Gregorio as the Philippines is in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with senators of the so-called Duterte bloc on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Duterte did not disclose the purpose of her visit, which was intended for Senator Rodante Marcoleta, rushing to meet with him as she arrived before 2 p.m. in the Senate. Later during her visit,...
