Women’s group Gabriela lashed out at President Marcos for telling Filipinos to adopt a “mindset shift” amid worsening typhoons, calling the remark a blatant form of victim-blaming and a diversion from the government’s failure to deliver real disaster solutions. During a recent meeting with...
(UPDATED) It turns out Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre III was not joking when he accepted the challenge of Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to a boxing match. Torre jogged around the PNP oval at Camp Crame in Quezon City amid heavy rain on...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte doesn’t even deserve to be called "bakla" or homosexual after the latter laid out a condition before accepting the proposed charity boxing match against Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III. According to Akbayan...
President Marcos has encouraged Filipinos to make use of the eGov Super app in order to easily gain access to various healthcare services, including consultation. "[I]-download niyo na po yung eGov Super App dahil pagna-download po ninyo, lahat po ito – halos lahat kasi kailangan magpatingin sa...
At first glance, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent trip to the United States might appear as a diplomatic endeavor that fell short—especially in the realm of tariffs and trade concessions. Critics are quick to decry that the Philippines did not extract tangible, quantifiable economic...
Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) made landfall over Agno, Pangasinan, at 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Emong maintained its maximum sustained winds of...
Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo on Wednesday, July 24, said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s legacy program enabled farmers to finally own the land they have been tilling for decades. “The President’s legacy program has made it possible for farmers to finally claim the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, July 24, announced that 442 public schools across the country have been repurposed as evacuation centers amid the ongoing effects of recent typhoons and widespread flooding. In addition, over 24,000 public schools have suspended face-to-face classes,...
Enhancing market access for certain American goods that are not produced in the Philippines could help reduce costs for domestic industries without posing a risk to local producers, according to the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI). The FPI, the umbrella organization representing domestic...
For Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, United States (US) President Donald Trump 's glowing words about President Marcos and his administration bodes well for the Philippines--a relatively small country in the global arena. "Coming from a power country (US), that speaks very highly of...
Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) is expected to make landfall or pass very close to the western portion of Pangasinan within the next three hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 8 p.m. bulletin on Thursday, July 24. In...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte issued a challenge to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to publicly call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all elected officials in the country. Duterte 's remarks came in response to a proposed "charity boxing match" by...
