Despite a sharp increase in the national government’s debt payments in April, over half a trillion pesos was trimmed from total payments in the first four months of the year, leading to a 45.7 percent decline by end-April. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the Marcos...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan took center stage alongside President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during the ceremonial lighting of the historic Jones Bridge on Saturday, June 7, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the...
Former National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief negotiator Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni has died at the age of 90 while in self-exile in Utrecht, The Netherlands on Saturday, June 7, according to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). “It is with deep sorrow that we...
Twenty-one persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have asked President Marcos to grant them executive clemency. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the 21 PDLs were declared qualified for executive clemency after undergoing...
The proposed Livestock Development and Competitiveness Act--which is just a President Marcos signature away from becoming a law--is envisioned as a "game-changer" for Filipinos in terms of food affordability. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who on Sunday, June 8 hailed the final...
Three media organizations urged President Marcos to retain Jay Ruiz as the secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) amid the ongoing Cabinet revamp. The Justice Reporters’ Organization (JUROR), the SOCSKSARGEN Press Club, and the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc....
The House of Representatives has expressed its collective sense in congratulating His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election last May as the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The lower chamber did so by adopting in plenary last week House Resolution (HR) No. 2301, authored by...
Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian praised First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos for the successful restoration of the Pasig River and the historic Jones Bridge, which were done in a “very short period of time.” Speaking at the bridge lighting ceremony at the Pasig River Esplanade in Manila, on Saturday...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has urged Filipinos and Chinese alike to “seek cooperation instead of confrontation” as both nations marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Speaking at the lighting ceremony of the historic Jones Bridge in Manila — a symbolic event...
"Please do not use my name for your selfish political interests." The usually congenial Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez had this to say--and more--in a rather strongly worded statement on Facebook Saturday night, June 7 regarding the politics in the province of Cebu. "I want to speak...
To address long-standing issues in the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) program since its nationwide rollout nearly a decade ago, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to pilot its strengthened SHS curriculum in 800 schools nationwide for School Year (SY) 2025–2026. According...
President Marcos led the ceremonial lighting of the historic Jones Bridge on Saturday, June 7, marking the revitalization of Binondo and 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and China. In his speech during the lighting ceremony, the President said the event symbolized Manila...
