President Marcos affirmed that the government will not resume the suspended EDSA rehabilitation project until authorities have come up with solid rerouting schemes and consider the use of newer, faster technologies to minimize public disruption. Epifanio de...
House Deputy Speaker Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza is prodding the Senate to work for the hastened harmonization of the differing minimum wage hike bills from the two chambers in the waning days of the 19th Congress. “We are eager to work...
When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assumed office in June 2022, he inherited not only the reins of government but also a formidable fiscal burden — a national debt stock that had ballooned to over 60 percent of GDP under the Duterte administration. The sharp rise from just 39 percent of GDP...
PEACE BY PEACE It is a well-known fact that women are among the most vulnerable sectors of our society, especially during the outbreak of armed conflict or when communities are hit by man-made or natural disasters. And with the advent of the digital age wherein the use of artificial intelligence...
The 'hotness ' of the Philippines for renewable energy investments may be losing its sizzle. Some foreign investors are now quietly slipping out the back door, leaving behind whispers of uncertainty, a trail of unanswered questions about what went wrong, and a half-empty plate of missed...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved nearly ₱21 billion in tax subsidies requested by 10 government institutions, exempting these agencies from paying taxes and duties. As of May 21, the FIRB, chaired by Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, has approved ₱20.9 billion in tax...
Despite a sharp increase in the national government’s debt payments in April, over half a trillion pesos was trimmed from total payments in the first four months of the year, leading to a 45.7 percent decline by end-April. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the Marcos...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan took center stage alongside President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during the ceremonial lighting of the historic Jones Bridge on Saturday, June 7, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the...
Former National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief negotiator Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni has died at the age of 90 while in self-exile in Utrecht, The Netherlands on Saturday, June 7, according to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). “It is with deep sorrow that we...
Twenty-one persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have asked President Marcos to grant them executive clemency. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the 21 PDLs were declared qualified for executive clemency after undergoing...
The proposed Livestock Development and Competitiveness Act--which is just a President Marcos signature away from becoming a law--is envisioned as a "game-changer" for Filipinos in terms of food affordability. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who on Sunday, June 8 hailed the final...
Three media organizations urged President Marcos to retain Jay Ruiz as the secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) amid the ongoing Cabinet revamp. The Justice Reporters’ Organization (JUROR), the SOCSKSARGEN Press Club, and the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc....
