House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan says P20 per kilo rice remains an "unreachable dream" for many Filipinos despite President Marcos ' pronouncements in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Libanan, in his traditional contra-SONA on Monday, Aug. 4,...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco is pursuing a multifaceted tourism strategy that bridges cultural exchange and commercial collaboration by engaging India’s business, aviation, and creative industries during her official visit. She is part of President Ferdinand R....
While private school teachers welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to raise the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), a group on Tuesday, August 5, expressed concern that the current P24,000 ceiling remains insufficient—excluding the vast majority of instructors from low-income...
The country 's 0.9 percent inflation rate is meaningless to the 49 percent of Filipinos who told a recent survey that they are poor, according to ACT Teachers ' Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio. Tinio dismissed the government 's celebration over the inflation rate—the lowest monthly...
President Marcos bared before the Filipino community in New Delhi that the Philippines and India will elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership. "For seven and a half decades, we have had excellent relations with India. But tomorrow, this relationship is going to receive a major boost,...
Slower inflation means more Filipinos will be able to purchase food items. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assessment about the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report on inflation, which was pegged as 0.9 percent in July. “The PSA report is a welcome development. It is a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the increase the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) for qualified private school teachers shows that President Marcos is committed to improving the quality of education in the country. Romualdez, in a statement Tuesday, Aug. 5, says the adjustment oss not only a...
A bundled unsolicited proposal for the modernization of airports in Bicol, Davao, and Siargao, aimed at facilitating tourism, will now undergo the government’s assessment, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. The unsolicited proposal seeks to upgrade and expand Southern Luzon...
The 2,000-megawatt (MW) offshore wind (OSW) project of Yuchengco-led Buhawind Energy Northern Luzon Corp. (BENLC) is gaining traction, following its recent approval for interconnection to the national grid. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, Aug. 5, BENLC announced...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan described as "preposterous" a blogger 's claims that P800 billion worth of flood control projects had been cornered by six lawmakers. Bonoan gave the remarks Monday, Aug. 4 during a briefing held by the Bicol Saro...
House minority lawmakers on Monday, Aug. 4, delivered what they called their "Kontra-SONA (State of the Nation Address)" privilege speech, and hit President Marcos ' claim that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) benefits are now better than ever. The President 's...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to more than double its budget to nearly ₱200 billion in 2026 to fund the administration’s big-ticket transportation projects after last year’s massive cut. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said he is seeking a budget of about ₱197...
