(MANILA BULLETIN) Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his guarantee Wednesday, July 3 that the House of Representatives will make the passage of the proposed 2025 national budget its top priority for the rest of the year. Romualdez, leader leader of...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said local government units (LGUs) will have more resources to spend next year on programs benefitting senior citizens, persons...
A driver has been arrested in Angeles City in Pampanga for having reportedly stolen about P7.79 million in cash and valuables from his former employer since 2023. In a statement, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) identified the suspect as Ariel Camileo Tadeo who has been charged with...
Its wings may have already fallen silent since its untimely demise in September last year, but renewable energy (RE) firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) of the First Gen group has taken a high-principled step of preserving the lasting legacy of “Geothermica”, also nicknamed “Geo”, the...
President Marcos has approved the proposed P6.352-trillion national expenditure program (NEP) for 2025, Malacañang announced. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the 17th Cabinet meeting at the Malacañan Palace on July 2, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos said...
Citing the need to upgrade the country’s digital connectivity, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board led by President Marcos has approved some P16.1 billion allocation for the Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project (PDIP). File photo According to the NEDA website, the...
Gilas big man Mason Amos is leaving Ateneo after only one season, and is reportedly set to transfer to De La Salle. Mason Amos (FIBA) Amos, who answered to his second Gilas Pilipinas call-up and is currently in Latvia with the Nationals for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament,...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested an alleged assistant secretary of the Presidential Management Staff and his six suspected cohorts for reportedly peddling appointments and promotions in government. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago identified the alleged assistant...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas described the newly approved P35 minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR) as an “insult”, and said that it failed to...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has shut down an online sex trafficking operation of Chinese and Russian organized crime groups (OCG) that led to the arrest of seven persons, including a Chinese national, and the rescue of seven teen-aged Filipinas and four adult foreign women. NBI...
Filipinos needing government financial assistance may soon be required to possess a national ID to be eligible for and receive aid. In a joint meeting last Friday, June 28, the Economic Development Group (EDG) and the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) disclosed...
Families were encouraged to create emergency plans for climate-related risks and stayed informed about climate change impacts. The Climate Change Commission (CCC) made the call as it underscored the critical role of climate resilience in safeguarding the Philippines from the escalating impacts of...
