Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the Marcos Jr. administration will review all maintenance and other operating expense (MOOE) items, which could include trimming funding for subsidies and confidential funds as the government faces limited fiscal space....
President Marcos will not tolerate any further disorder in the Senate, especially if it carries on until his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Hindi (No)" was Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro 's stern response when asked if Marcos would tolerate the...
Current and former House members whose names were implicated to supposed playoffs during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday, June 4 said the claims were simply meant to distract from the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The sub-committee hearing--presided...
Despite the current leadership dispute in the Senate, Malacañang said it will recognize the leadership of Senate President pro tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. Whatever message Gatchalian relays to Malacañang will be the version it will acknowledge, Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Malacañang challenged a witness in a Senate hearing to present evidence supporting his claim that bags of cash were allegedly delivered to President Marcos ' residence in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. The Palace issued the response after Bernard Tube, who identified himself as a former Marine who...
Malacañang said domestic political tensions and continuing political "noise" may have contributed to the Philippines ' failed bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the...
President Marcos wants the long-delayed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill passed during his administration, Malacañang said on Thursday, June 4, after the House of Representatives approved its version of the measure. Speaking at a Palace press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan gave props to his counterpart in the House of Representatives--Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos--for steering key measures in the chamber during a very difficult time in its history. Libanan did so in his sine...
Local sports tourism gets another big shot in the arm when the 11th Asia-Oceania Sambo Championships presented by the Philippine Sports Commission under the NST-IAC comes off the wraps on June 23 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. "We had expected only about 500 athletes but those numbers are swelling...
Senators aligned with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, June 4 proceeded with the hearing on the flood control scandal despite repeated pronouncements by Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian that there would be no hearings today. Asserting that he is still the legitimate Senate...
The House of Representatives granted final approval to the measure designed to curb organized disinformation, troll farm operations and other malicious falsehoods online, and at the same time protect freedom of expression. Passed on third and final reading in plenary before the House adjourned sine...
The House of Representatives has changed for the better, as far as Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III is concerned. Dy, Isabela 's 6th district congressman, proudly made this declaration on Wednesday night, June 3 as the House of Representatives adjourned sine die the first regular session of the...
