Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, July 10, that the poll body is open to any form of investigation or scrutiny regarding the May 2025 elections. This was after a criminal complaint was filed before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against...
Anne Curtis has admitted that it took her a while to agree to the project 'It 's Okay To Not Be Okay, ' explaining that she hadn 't been acting for a while. 'Ang tagal ko ng hindi umaarte. (I haven 't acted in a while.) So there were a lot of jitters, especially on...
CEBU CITY – The disqualification case filed against incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro is bound to fail. Veteran lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said this as he cited three reasons why the disqualification case will not prosper. In a press conference on Saturday, June 28, Topacio described the filing...
CEBU CITY – Tension between outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and her successor Pamela Baricuatro continued to heat up with only a few days left before the turnover of power at the Capitol. The latest conflict between the two arose when Baricuatro announced that Garcia had ordered government...
A total of 2,905,363 international tourists arrived in the country in the first six months of this year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) disclosed on Thursday, Jun. 26. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the agency is recalibrating its year-end target in view of global uncertainties and...
Outgoing Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Thursday, June 26, that he would bring up before the Supreme Court the Commission on Elections ' (Comelec) ruling that allowed the proclamation of Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro as Marikina City’s 1st District representative and...
Support for 15 locally initiated tourism projects has been extended by the Department of Tourism (DOT) in line with the Marcos administration’s thrust for inclusive and balanced national growth. Underscoring the government’s effort to equalize tourism opportunities across regions, DOT...
A global safety index that falsely ranked the Philippines the “least safe” for travelers raised concern from the Department of Tourism (DOT) after it said the report damaged the country’s reputation and affected communities dependent on tourism. In a statement on Thursday, Jun. 19, Tourism...
Incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro expressed displeasure over the move of outgoing Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to create trust funds for several programs in the province. “I am deeply disappointed and appalled by the recent actions of the outgoing governor,” Baricuatro said in a Facebook post....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division, voting 2-1, granted the petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list, which ranked second in the May 2025 polls. In the resolution dated June 18, 2025, petitioners Reeya Beatrice Magtalas, Abigal Aleli tan,...
TACLOBAN CITY — Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Silago Ridge to Reef Eco-Experience Project (SIRREP) on Tuesday, June 17, in Silago, Southern Leyte. “The state-of-the-art eco-heritage museum and visitor center will not only preserve Silago’s...
BACOLOD CITY – The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Dec. 1 are pushing through, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said here. “It’s a go,” Garcia said, expressing confidence that Congress will soon finalize the bill affirming the Dec. 1 election...
