President Marcos turned emotional as he spoke about the hardships ordinary people continue to face in a teaser for the upcoming fourth episode of his podcast. The short video, uploaded to his Facebook page on Saturday evening, Sept. 6, was accompanied by the caption: “NOBODY IS MORE IMPORTANT...
President Marcos is set to leave for a three-day State Visit to Cambodia on Sunday, Sept. 7, where he is expected to raise the plight of Filipinos affected by scam hubs, undocumented work, and other cross-border crimes alongside efforts to strengthen trade and ASEAN cooperation. According to the...
Malacañang bristled at attempts by some members of the House of Representatives to pin the blame for alleged anomalies in the proposed 2026 budget on the Executive, urging lawmakers instead to confront corruption within their own ranks. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this after House...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially phased out Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and introduced a new, age-appropriate Reproductive Health Education (RHE) policy for Filipino students. The announcement was made by DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara following President Marcos’...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged vigilance against rising threats to freedom and democracy as he led the commemoration of the Korean War Veterans of the Philippines Memorial Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Saturday, Sept. 6. Teodoro drew...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expressed confidence that more foreign investors will look at the Philippines as an ideal investment destination with the enactment of a law that extends their land lease contract to 99 years. The measure, principally authored by Escudero during the...
Looks like the word war between Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. and Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco is far from over. On Saturday, Sept. 6, Garbin denied that he was diverting from the issue of controversial allocations in the budget, which Tiangco had been raising in and...
A 22-year-old rider died in a collision with a van in Antipolo City on Friday, Sept. 5, after losing control of his motorcycle when his raincoat allegedly got caught in its wheel. Based on the initial investigation of the Antipolo City Component Police Station (CCPS), the victim, identified as...
Malacañang has refuted claims by the camp of Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor, Inc., that the firm did not handle the second phase of the Philippine Film Heritage Building (PFHB) project. In a statement, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro urged the contractor couple, Cezarah...
The rollout of the nationwide unified 911 hotline will begin on Sept. 11 and will replace he more than 30 fragmented local emergency numbers, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. With the single emergency number rollout, the DILG explained that “Filipinos...
President Marcos has directed all government agencies, local government units, and the private sector to support the celebration of Philippine Creative Industries Month this September. The directive was issued through Memorandum Circular No. 95, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP), in partnership with Shell Energy Philippines Inc. (SEPH) and Manila Bulletin as a media partner, introduces a forum on clean energy transition titled, “Powering Progress: A Look into the Philippine Clean Energy Transition” in the Colliers...
