PEACE BY PEACE The 2017 Marawi siege brought unimaginable pain, suffering and destruction to its residents and to our nation. Homes were destroyed, more than a thousand lives were lost, and the social fabric of a once beautiful and thriving city was torn apart. Then, as Western Mindanao Command...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking ₱3.5 trillion in total investments—including support from the private sector—to transform the country’s agriculture sector into a more robust, economically viable contributor to national food and economic security. During the launch of the...
Despite an increase in the Philippines’ general government (GG) debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to 57.1 percent in 2024, the Marcos Jr. administration is targeting to gradually lower this debt ratio to the 54-percent level by the end of 2028. This was indicated in the national...
Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor inspected several dikes in the province over the weekend and was dismayed over their damaged condition. Dolor visited a dike in Naujan but a security guard initially refused to let him visit due to lack of authority from the Department of Public...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered an investigation into the flood control projects in Bulacan on allegations of fraud and other irregularities. COA Chairperson Gamaliel A. Cordoba gave the directive in a memorandum issued last August 12 to the supervising auditors of the Department of...
President Marcos has called on young Filipinos to think critically about online content and embrace nationalism, saying these values are essential in protecting the country’s sovereignty. In remarks delivered by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro during the “Usap Tayo, Bayan...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez believes that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) new Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) package is just what Filipinos need, especially the less fortunate. Slated to take effect on Aug. 21, the PhilHealth...
The House of Representatives has achieved a record of sorts in the 20th Congress under Speaker Martin Romualdez and his right-hand man, Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos. This, after it only took the House leadership two weeks to finalize the organization of the chamber....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted a voter registration for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail Male Dormitory (MCJMD) in preparation for the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). During the activity, Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia...
Malacañang said President Marcos remains focused on his work and is not concerned about early presidential survey results listing candidates who are not allied with him. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after a WR Numero survey showed that 31.4 percent of Filipinos said they...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Marie Louise ‘Liza’ Araneta Marcos (LAM) is a lawyer and teacher/professor; and happens to be our First Lady. It’s easy to have that slip from our minds as the more popular, reposted images of her on Instagram will be highlighting her myriad of cultural events...
Emphasizing that better-prepared teachers are key to improving student learning outcomes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, August 16, announced that it is pushing major reforms under the Teacher Education Council (TEC) to strengthen teacher training programs and enhance the quality...
