The proposed national emergency response and resiliency framework dubbed as the KALINGA Actwhich members of the House of Representatives crafted amid the fuel price crisis--has been approved on second reading. Deputy Speaker Misamis Oriental 2nd district Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano, the presiding...
The long-sought Anti-Political Dynasty Law, which eyes a second degree of consanguinity or affinity as limit on political families, has moved a step closer to enactment on late Wednesday afternoon, May 20 following its second-reading passage in the House of Representatives. Embodied in House Bill...
Malacañang on Wednesday, May 20, said the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa remains valid after the Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping its enforcement. Presidential Communications...
Low- and middle-income Filipinos deserve mental healthcare, too. With this in mind, House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos filed a bill establishing a Mental Health Voucher System under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in order to help lesser...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos highlighted the deepening friendship between the Philippines and Japan ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s upcoming state visit to Tokyo, following a dinner hosted by Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 20, the First Lady...
President Marcos inspected the ongoing drainage improvement project along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City as part of the government’s intensified flood mitigation campaign under “Oplan Kontra Baha.” During the inspection, the President emphasized the importance of continuous drainage...
TOKYO, May 20--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver a speech to the Diet, Japan 's parliament, on May 28, it was learned Wednesday. Executives of the steering committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, decided Wednesday to schedule the speech in...
After days of rumors about a leadership change in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang finally confirmed on May 18 that DBM Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon had been appointed as the department’s new head. In announcing De Leon 's appointment, Malacañang highlighted...
Security cooperation with Japan is expected to be a key agenda during President Marcos ' meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi next week. "I expect that we will be talking about many things, but of course, security cooperation will be a very important part of that discussion,”...
While acknowledging Southeast Asian leaders ' frustration over the lack of progress in resolving the crisis in Myanmar, President Marcos said the regional bloc should not just "sit back and wait for something to happen." In a roundtable with Japanese media on Monday, May 18, Marcos said that...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Monday, May 18, seemingly threw shade at the alleged failure of the rumored coup attempt against Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Rumors of a coup plot against Cayetano 's leadership grew over the weekend following the shooting incident that occurred within the...
Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the resulting spike in global oil prices could trigger broader economic disruptions in the Philippines, worsening inflation, weakening the peso, and raising costs across transportation, food, tourism, and other energy-intensive industries, according to...
