Vice President Sara Duterte called for concrete government action, justice, policy enforcement, and comprehensive rehabilitation for victims of terrorism, saying remembrance must go beyond monuments and moments of silence. In a video message marking the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute...
A 55‑year‑old homeowners association (HOA) president was shot dead while the treasurer was wounded when a helmeted gunman entered their office and opened fire in Barangay 171, Bagumbong, Caloocan City, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 20. The victims were collecting monthly payments from residents at...
President Marcos has declared Sept. 14, 2026, a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to allow residents to participate in the region’s first regular parliamentary elections. Proclamation No. 1395, signed on Aug. 18 by Acting Executive Secretary...
President Marcos on Friday invoked Ninoy Aquino’s legacy in warning that disinformation, division, distrust, and civic indifference remain challenges to Philippine democracy. In a message posted on the Office of the President’s Facebook page, Marcos said Aquino’s memory should remind...
What started as a meme on social media in 2017 has become a nickname that actress and singer Nadine Lustre has learned to embrace: “President Nadine.” During her recent guesting on the hit podcast “Dogshow Divas,” Nadine shared her thoughts on being called the “President” by fans and...
President Marcos has extended his condolences to the families of the victims and the Ateneo de Zamboanga University community following the fatal shooting at the school’s Junior High School campus in Zamboanga City early this week. Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos personally conveyed the...
Malacañang allayed fears over the possible use of infrastructure project funds to finance election campaigns, stressing that safeguards are in place to prevent such misuse. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro also stressed that President Marcos will not let it...
While the government is eyeing the completion of upgrades and the construction of 13 pumping stations in Metro Manila, President Marcos admitted that these measures alone will not solve the perennial flooding problem in the metropolis. In an interview during his inspection of the Tripa de Gallina...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Wednesday (Aug. 19) that it is important to ensure free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transport waterway, without additional costs, such as transit fees. In their...
President Marcos said that the government has identified 30 sites in Metro Manila where underground cisterns could be built to store floodwater as part of efforts to strengthen the capital 's flood-management system. Marcos said this during a situation briefing at the Metropolitan Manila...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol on Wednesday warned that lowering the 16-vote threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte would amount to changing the rules of the impeachment trial midway through the proceedings. Tongol said Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz"...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is now running about two to three days behind its original schedule as weather-related cancellations and lengthy witness testimonies continue to eat into the 31 days allotted for the prosecution 's presentation of Article I of the...
