President Marcos vowed to further strengthen the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang program, stressing the importance of education in improving the future of Filipino youth. Speaking during a meet-and-greet with Batang Maynila presidential scholars at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Marcos...
President Marcos has appointed former Taguig City mayor Lino Cayetano as the new General Manager of PTV 4, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez announced Cayetano 's designation on Wednesday, June 3. He will be replacing outgoing PTV 4 chief Maria...
Demonstrating the power of strategic economic partnership, Toyota reaffirmed its commitment to promoting bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines during the recent high-level Tokyo Business Roundtable. Attended by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and top Japanese business executives,...
After weeks of avoiding direct public remarks on the impeachment case against her, Vice President Sara Duterte has finally broken her silence, issuing a strongly worded statement on the “current state” of the nation amid escalating political tensions and reiterating her claim that efforts to...
President Marcos has approved the 2026 Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP), identifying key industries and emerging technologies that will be prioritized for government incentives and investment promotion. Under Memorandum Order No. 47 signed on May 21, the President approved the latest SIPP...
The Philippines entered 2026 saddled with the widest budget deficit in Southeast Asia, leaving Manila alongside Jakarta facing the most severe market pressure in the region to scale back state spending as borrowing costs climb. Artie Lam, Oxford Economics assistant economist, wrote in a June 2...
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading on Tuesday night, June 2 a measure that aimed to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). Nominal voting for House Bill (HB) No. 9257 during plenary session yielded a result of 271-9-2...
Human rights advocates and various cause-oriented groups filed on Wednesday, June 3, a case of obstruction of justice against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla in connection with the May 14 escape of fellow senator Ronald ‘Bato” Dela Rosa before the Office of the Ombudsman. Aside...
President Marcos said the events that unfolded in the Senate over the past few days have thrown the chamber and its leadership into disarray, prompting him to call for the resumption of work in the upper chamber. "Get back to work. Because it’s important, ang dami nating kailangang gawin (we have...
A total of 4,426 graduating college students from Manila received P20,000 each in financial assistance from the national government on June 3 to help them complete their studies. The beneficiaries, drawn from 896 barangays across the city’s six districts, received the aid under the Office of...
Building progress while preserving identity, Wilcon Depot Inc., the country’s leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer, officially opened its newest branch, Do It Wilcon Binangonan, on May 29, 2026. Nestled between the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and the...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez has been invited by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to the continuation of the panel’s hearing on the flood control scam. Sen. Pia Cayetano, the new Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson, said they have formally issued invitations to...
