It was a big lie. This was how Malacañang responded to claims linking First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos to the death of businessman Paolo Tantoco, stressing that "obstructionists" are using the latter 's death to ruin the First Lady, President Marcos, and the administration. Palace Press Officer...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. has advised Senator Imee Marcos to help her own brother, President Marcos, in efforts to further develop the Philippines. "Palagay ko mas maganda kung makakatulong siya sa kanyang kapatid sa development ng bansa natin (I think it would be...
President Marcos has approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, July 15. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that Marcos approved the proposed national budget during a Cabinet meeting at...
Calling it an epidemic, Senator Raffy Tulfo is set to file a bill seeking a total ban on online gambling in the country. "Total stop, hindi yung (not just) strictly regulated. For me, it has to stop. Grabe na (This is too much)," Tulfo said in a press conference on Tuesday, July 15. He is set to...
President Marcos has issued an executive order abolishing the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs (OPAMPA). Marcos abolished the office through Executive Order No. 89 dated July 11. The President named several relevant agencies to perform the functions of the office...
Public trust in the top four Philippine officials improved in June 2025, based on the latest results of a Stratbase-commissioned survey that was officially released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Tuesday, July 15. President Marcos’ net trust rating improved to +18, with 48 percent of...
After more than a decade, the national government, through the Land Transportation Office (LTO), finally ended what seemed to be an impossible task of printing millions of backlog of license plates for all motor vehicles. The problem started in 2014 due to various issues that include procurement...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has vowed adequate funding for the Marcos administration’s Walang Gutom (No Hunger) Program under the 2026 national budget. Romualdez--believed to be a shoo-in for House Speaker in the 20th...
Public trust ratings in the House of Representatives have climbed to its highest level in recent memory, ahead of what is expected to be a repeat speakership from Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez in nascent 20th Congress. Based on the results of the latest national survey carried out by the...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Once more, we are being treated to another spectacle, this time of the search for the cockfight aficionados (sabungeros) allegedly abducted and disappeared some years ago, who, according to an informant, were killed and dumped into Taal Lake. So far, Coast Guard divers have...
BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez and Mayor Greg Gasataya have ordered swift and coordinated action from government agencies following the severe flooding in this highly-urbanized city over the weekend that affected about 5,000 residents and displaced around 441 families. The two leaders...
The Philippine National Railways has resumed Lucena City-Calamba City and vice versa trips. It is based on the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure the safety and convenient travel of commuters via PNR trains. Loading and unloading stations are Lucena City, San Pablo City, and...
