The 24 Filipinos who were freed after spending nine months in detention in Russia have finally returned home and reunited with their families following the intervention of President Marcos. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the first batch of six Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy...
The 24 Filipinos released from detention in Russia following the intervention of President Marcos are expected to return home on June 21, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, June 20. According to an update relayed to DFA Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Filipinos have departed...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V expects consistency from Vice President Sara Duterte during the course of her upcoming Senate impeachment trial. By "consistency", Ortega means to keep on snubbing the proceedings. Speaking on June 20 during the Saturday News Forum at...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson says he can 't help but "pity" erstwhile Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, whom according to him is on the verge of a "meltdown". This, after Cayetano lost the numbers in the Senate and was formally replaced by newly-installed Senate President Sherwin...
INCITING INSIGHTS “What the hell is going on at the Senate?” exclaims one political analyst in exasperation. We have reached the point when two warring factions have declared two Senates; each with its own Senate President; each claiming to be the legitimate Senate. One prior trigger of that...
The Marcos administration posted its lowest net satisfaction rating since taking office in 2022, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that found the score to be the weakest recorded by any Philippine administration since 2010. Results of the March 24-31 survey showed the...
President Marcos is back in Manila after a short trip to Russia, which he described as "very productive." Marcos and his delegation arrived at 4:02 p.m. at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Friday, June 19, Malacañang said. In his arrival statement, Marcos said that during his trip, he joined...
Members of the House prosecution panel are elated that the proverbial ball is now rolling toward the much-awaited Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro and prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The Cordillera Administrative Region, composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province, as well as the cities of Baguio and Tabuk, was declared insurgency free and under a Stable Internal Peace and Security status during the Regional...
Approximately 5.3 million Filipinos are expected to benefit from improved government services after about 500 government agencies and facilities across Mindanao were connected under the first phase of the Mindanao Integrated Government Network (MIGN), the Department of Information and...
The Marcos administration’s decision to limit consumer subsidies shields the government budget from global price shocks but threatens to choke off private consumption and derail domestic demand, according to global debt watcher Moody’s Ratings. In its latest Asia-Pacific (APAC) report published...
An orderly Senate that tackles priority measures is "exactly what we have been hoping for," President Marcos said. "Well, that is exactly what we have been all hoping for, that things become more orderly, na maging maayos ang takbo ng Senado (that Senate runs smoothly)," Marcos stated in an...
