Teachers’ organizations on Monday, March 23, expressed sharply contrasting positions on the planned three-term school calendar and three-grading period system of the Department of Education (DepEd), a major reform set to begin in School Year (SY) 2026–2027, with one group cautiously supportive...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III signed on Monday night, March 23, the enrolled bill on the proposed measure allowing the President to suspend and reduce excise taxes on petroleum products. The bill was adopted by the House of Representatives last week. In a Viber message to reporters,...
Malacañang said President Marcos supports the proposed P50 price cap for imported rice as part of efforts to keep food prices stable. In her press briefing on Monday, March 23, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the proposal, put forward by the Department of...
Malacañang said President Marcos is carefully balancing the rollout of government assistance, transport fare policies, and inflation concerns as the country grapples with rising fuel prices. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President is weighing the...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday, March 23, defended President Marcos for appointing acting secretaries and not secretaries to lead several agencies of the government. Castro, in a press briefing, said the President "means no offense to the...
Malacañang said President Marcos has yet to receive the emergency powers bill allowing the suspension or reduction of excise taxes on fuel, but assured the public that he will sign it immediately once it reaches his desk. In her press briefing on Monday, March 23, Presidential Communications...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday, March 23, hit Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco for "having a lot to say" as he keeps on allegedly badmouthing government institutions. Her remark came after Tiangco claimed there is now vote buying in the...
Malacañang said the government is not downplaying the situation amid rising oil prices, as it announced the formation of a crisis committee even as it maintained that there is no oil crisis in the country so far. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this amid...
The Taguig Field Office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has advised the local government unit on energy saving measures amid the fuel price hike resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. “In line with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. under...
Malacañang has justified the presence of elected officials during the rollout of cash aid for tricycle drivers, saying their participation did not violate the “anti-epal” provision under the 2026 national budget. In her press briefing on Monday, March 23, Presidential Communications Office...
President Marcos has welcomed another batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, as the government continues its evacuation efforts amid ongoing tensions in the region. A total of 343 repatriates—317 OFWs and 26 dependents from Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi...
Diplomacy is often measured in agreements and policy, but its direction can also be seen in who is leading the conversation. In Manila, the British Embassy marked Women’s Month with two gatherings that reflected a shift already underway: women are taking on a more visible and decisive role in...
