Senators on Thursday, November 7 expressed hope that Donald Trump’s election victory would yield a positive influence to the current bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States. Sen. Loren Legarda expressed certainty that the Philippines will continue to affirm...
The Senate has retained the proposed P733-million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that the House of Representatives earlier approved in its version of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance,...
DAVAO CITY – The Commission on Elections-Region 11 will start introducing and demonstrating the automated counting machine in the Davao region this month to facilitate a smooth voting process in the May 2025 national and local elections. Speaking at the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas live on the...
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, also known as Manila Cathedral (Photo from the Manila Cathedral website) In preparation for the Jubilee 2025, several churches across the country have been designated pilgrimage destinations by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has been acknowledged as the country's leading institution according to the AD Scientific Index 2025. (Image courtesy of the University of the Philippines) UP said in a statement that this recognition reinforces its position as the foremost leader in research...
As customary, more local governments ramped up their borrowings ahead of the midterm elections in 2025, with the end-September 2024 tally up by 29 percent year-on-year to P87.9 billion. The latest data of the Department of Finance's Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF) showed that the...
The Senate is keen on scrutinizing once again all funds allocated for flood control mitigation but there is a necessity to also inquire into the government’s programs on climate change and climate adaptation, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, November 3. The...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded a total of 2,009,564 registered voters in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, for the May 2025 elections. It said that 983,866 are male and 1,025,698 are female. COMELEC-Negros Occidental. (Glazyl Masculino) The lone...
Senator Imee R. Marcos on Thursday, October 31 questioned the continuing severe flooding in the Bicol region, as she questioned how the P132 billion allocation for its flood control project since 2018 was utilized. “It’s unacceptable that ₱132 billion has been designated for...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has assured that public projects jointly funded with bilateral and multilateral development partners will be implemented as scheduled next year, as most of them formed part of the regular 2025 budget proposal. "So far, when I saw the GAB [general...
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reiterated that the automated counting machine (ACM) that will be used in next year’s elections is impossible to hack. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said an ACM is equipped with a reliable system that is hacker-proof. COMMISSION on...
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
