Citing faster government spending, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) co-chair expects the Philippine economy to grow by about six percent in the third quarter, bringing growth closer to the midpoint of the full-year target. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Department...
New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), said the scheduled hike in passenger service charges (PSC) next month is not an arbitrary move but rather in pursuit of a government mandate. “The PSC adjustment is a government-mandated,...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said he will let President Marcos decide on his leave of absence amid an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects. Bonoan stressed that while accountability is important, his leadership remains...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has recommended that governors and city mayors be invited to the Senate’s upcoming public hearings on the proposed 2026 national budget. Escudero said he has made the suggestion to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,...
Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez has asked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan to resign immediately after an inspection of a Bulacan flood control project revealed that a project marked completed by the agency had yet to be constructed. "Mahiya ka...
Flood control projects worth more than ₱800 billion have been implemented since 2022 without substantial coordination with the River Basin Control Office (RBCO), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan made the admission after...
DAVAO CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal blamed prevailing woes in the Bangsamoro region to Malacañang following what they perceived as questionable removal of MILF Chairman Murad Ebrahim as interim Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The resignation of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Jaime Santiago is now up "for acceptance," Malacanang said. Although Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro cannot confirm whether President Marcos and Santiago have talked over the latter 's...
Malacañang said Vice President Sara Duterte cannot be prevented from going abroad as long as she was cleared to travel. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this when asked if all of Duterte 's trips were approved by the Office of the President as the...
President Marcos’ push to investigate the government’s failed flood control projects is simply a way for him to excuse himself from his responsibilities and obligations when the next flooding happens, Vice President Sara Duterte said. In an interview in Paris during a meeting with the Filipino...
President Marcos intends to see the investigations into irregular flood control projects concluded and those responsible held accountable before the end of his term, Malacañang said. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the President expressed anger after seeing that a...
Contractors involved in “anomalous or ghost’ flood control projects are being investigated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. In an interview at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Lumagui said the BIR has started looking into the...
