Vice President Sara Duterte is hopeful that the government can mitigate the impact of the 20 percent tariff rate that the United States will impose on Philippine goods starting next month. She said this during a chance interview outside the detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands, where she...
The House of Representatives in Quezon City will begin its five-day lockdown period on Wednesday, July 23, ahead of President Marcos fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) the following week. This was confirmed in an advisory sent to House reporters on Wednesday, July 16. "The Radio Television...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, an established member of the House "Young Guns" bloc, gave a simple yet useful advice to the new clique, the "House Hotshots". Although hesitant at first, Adiong took on the role of "kuya" (big brother) to this new group and offered some words of...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has started downloading all the motor vehicle plates for distribution to their rightful owners a day after it announced that the millions of backlog in license plates, which hounded the agency in the past 11 years, was already wiped out. Acting Assistant...
The end simply doesn 't justify the means for Senator Joel Villanueva when it comes to online gambling. "We are destroying the moral fiber of our society. So hindi ko ho makita yung justification na kikita kasi ang pamahalaan versus the damages na ating nararanasan na po ngayon (So I...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has initiated the profiling of beneficiaries or the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail Female Dormitory (MCJFD) for the “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)", the Bureau of Jail...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos will not be joining President Marcos in his upcoming trip to the United States. This was disclosed by Palace Press Officer Claire Castro in an interview on Wednesday, July 16. "Hindi po (No)," she said when asked if the First Lady will be among the President...
The Economy and Development (ED) Council has approved the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance project, valued at around ₱229.3 billion, during its second meeting on Tuesday, July 15. Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio M....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is undertaking the full upgrade of 31 pumping stations in Metro Manila by 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen the capital’s flood control system. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said nearly half of the pumping stations have already been upgraded...
Insisting that any vice president must be ready to take over the role of the president, Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo said on Wednesday, July 16, that it is a “disservice” to Filipinos that Vice President Sara Duterte is being kept “out of the loop.” The...
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that she will submit her courtesy resignation, in line with the reorganization of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) under newly appointed acting secretary Dave Gomez. In a memorandum issued on July 14, Gomez asked all...
After 10 years of being idle, three China-made trains finally became operational on Wednesday, July 16. President Marcos announced the start of the commercial operation of three Dalian trains which were among the trains purchased in 2014 from the Chinese firm CCRC Dalian Co. Its full operation...
