Authorities must not delay the distribution of health emergency allowance (HEA) to health workers who served during the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as he welcomed on Friday, Sept. 5 the announcement of the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Budget and...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act No. 12252, amending the Investors’ Lease Act to allow foreign investors to lease private lands in the Philippines for up to 99 years, under stricter safeguards and accountability measures. The new measure, approved on Sept. 3, aims to encourage...
Political party leaders in the House of Representatives, who initially moved to return the proposed 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), have relented. Instead, the House will allow the DBM to address flaws in the NEP during the course of the...
METRO MATTERS Some call August a “ghost month.” For me, it marked a clear affirmation of trust. I was honored to receive a strong mandate — not once, but twice. First, from my fellow mayors of Metro Manila and second, from my fellow city mayors across the Philippines. In quick succession, I...
Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Javier Miguel "javi" Benitez has reiterated his backing of President Marcos ' audit of questionable flood control projects even as Filipinos continue to suffer from worsened flooding. "I welcome President Marcos’ order to investigate P350 billion in flood...
Malacañang revealed that the construction of the Philippine Film Heritage Building in Intramuros, Manila was supposed to be completed on Thursday, Sept. 4, but it was instead found incomplete, baring several structural issues. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
The House of Representatives is still capable of passing the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) on time, even with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-led review of what solons have flagged as questionable insertions. Thus, said House Spokesperson Princess Abante as the Committee on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, September 4, said it has secured the full backing of the House of Representatives (HOR) for its proposed P928.52-billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. READ: ...
The country’s most influential business groups condemned the graft and corruption within the government, which they say are being done by lawmakers in Congress and other government officials, as crime against the people. In a joint statement on Thursday, Sept. 4, 30 business groups expressed...
Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with the Philippines during a reception marking its 68th National Day at Dusit Thani Residence in Davao City on Wednesday evening, Sept. 3. Consul General Deddy Faisal Bin Ahmad Salleh of Malaysia underscored the “enduring...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon described the dike project in Barangay Sipat, Plaridel, Bulacan, as a “dead project being forced back to life” after discovering major irregularities during an on-site inspection on Thursday, Sept. 4. The dike, located along...
Fabricated, hypocritical. That 's how House of Representatives Spokesperson Princess Abante described Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte 's remarks about House Speaker Martin Romualdez 's statement of assets, liabilities and networth (SALN). “Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s...
