In emergencies, seconds can mean the difference between life and death. In solving crime, fast reaction time can lead to the arrest of perpetrators, therefore contributing to crime prevention. For many nations, a single, unified emergency hotline offers a lifeline that citizens can rely on....
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco received a 92 percent job performance rating in the nationwide “Boses ng Bayan” survey conducted in 2024, ranking her among the Marcos administration’s highest-rated cabinet officials. The independent poll by RP-Mission and...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, May 30, that the arrest of expelled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is proof that no one is above the law. “Today, our government sends a clear message: justice is patient, persistent, and absolute and no one is...
Commuters traversing through Metro Manila’s railways will soon be able to pay for their fares by a simple tap on their phone as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) prepares to deploy cashless turnstiles in July. In a Palace briefing on Friday, May 30, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a 71 percent surge in approved investments to ₱3.54 trillion under the Marcos administration from July 2022 to April 2025, driven largely by renewable energy projects. In a statement, Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque said the total includes...
The newly signed Capital Markets Efficiency Promotions Act (CMEPA) is projected to generate over ₱25 billion in net revenue gains over the next five years, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said CMEPA also supports the country’s medium-term fiscal...
President Marcos knows what he is doing, and the Cabinet revamp is being done as quickly as possible, Malacañang said. Responding to the call of Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson for Marcos to act quickly on recalibrating his Cabinet to avoid possible inefficiency and divisiveness in the ranks,...
Former Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo A. Teves Jr., who was deported from Timor-Leste, has been turned over to the facility of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Friday, May 30. “We will accord him all his rights. Proteksyunan...
A calculated scheme to kill Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. That 's how incoming ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio described Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero 's decision to reset the presentation of the articles of impeachment against Vice...
Expect pickup trucks to be more costly after the provision reimposing the excise tax on the vehicle type was approved, alongside other tax reform measures under the proposed Capital Market Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA). The CMEPA, a legislation deemed a priority of the administration under the...
If outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil were to offer one piece of advice to his successor, Major Gen. Nicolas Torre III, it would be to carry on with the ongoing reforms within the police organization. Marbil will retire on June 7 and be succeeded by Torre,...
Not favoring the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte does not mean President Marcos is dismissing transparency and accountability, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro pointed out that it was true the President has been opposing the...
