(File photo) All security preparations of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are in place to secure this year’s procession on the Feast of the Black Nazarene or “Traslacion” on January 9 after it helped ensure a peaceful celebration of the New Year. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo...
(File photo) Nine fire incidents were recorded by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the National Capital Region (NCR) on the very first day of 2025, an official disclosed. BFP spokesperson Fire Senior Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said one was already confirmed while details on eight other...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, December 31 said he is confident there would be sufficient funding to fully implement the government’s rural electrification program for next year. Gatchalian said the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro and former ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, December 31, denounced the signing of what they perceived to be a “deceptive” version of the P 6.3-trillion national budget for 2025. Both lawmakers said President Ferdinand...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Army (PA) troops unload boxes of relief supplies for residents affected by recent typhoons in Sta. Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Department of National Defense (DND) is optimistic that the nation will be more resilient to the...
President Marcos on Tuesday, Dec. 31, said he vetoed some line items in the proposed P6.3-trillion budget for 2025 as he said he does not want to compromise the future and needs to prioritize fiscal sustainability. In his explanation to Senate President Chiz Escudero and House Speaker Martin...
(File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, that it has confiscated more than 520,000 pieces of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices as part of efforts to ensure public safety and reduce cracker-related injuries this holiday season. PNP spokesperson...
The Philippines would need at least P22 billion to prepare for the hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in 2026, a Palace official bared. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin revealed this...
PNP chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil (Courtesy of PNP) A few days ahead of the New Year’s celebration, there have been 15 cases of indiscriminate firing across the country, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Monday, Dec. 30. The PNP said six cases were recorded in...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (PPAB) Navotas 1st district Rep. Toby Tiangco has called on Philippine National Police (PNP) to ramp up its efforts against the sale of illegal firecrackers, particularly those being sold online....
After much controversy, President Marcos signed the 2025 national budget on Monday, Dec. 30, disclosing that he vetoed P194 billion worth of line items. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the ceremonial signing of the 2025 national budget at the Malacañan Palace on Dec. 30,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) faces the daunting task of generating P12.72 billion in revenue every single day to support the Marcos administration’s ambitious P6.326 trillion national budget for 2025. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 30, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto acknowledged the huge...
