The Senate on Monday, Dec. 22, moved to amend its legislative calendar to give more time for the preparation, printing, and ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for fiscal year 2026. During the plenary session,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities. The...
PARIS (AP) — France will build a new aircraft carrier with a capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday in what he described as "the display of our nation 's power in the service of freedom on the seas and amid the turbulence of our...
For what it’s worth, Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s energy policy remains a benchmark for sustainability and reliability. Had the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) not been shelved by the Aquino administration, Filipinos would likely have enjoyed cheaper electricity rates from that...
President Marcos pushed back against reports branding the Philippines as a terrorism training hotspot, saying such claims ignore years of decisive action by security forces to dismantle extremist networks and protect the country’s hard-earned peace. Speaking at the 90th anniversary of the Armed...
President Marcos has praised the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for safeguarding the country’s freedom and sovereignty, saying national life continues in peace because soldiers remain on duty. Speaking at the AFP’s 90th anniversary rites at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the President...
President Marcos has appointed former Philippine National Police chief General Nicolas Torre III as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Malacañang confirmed. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed Torre 's...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Friday, Dec. 19, urged caution in handling any "list" supposedly left behind by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. Sotto said this in an interview following the reported death of Cabral after...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has told judges that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to participate in pre-trial proceedings, citing the findings of an independent panel of medical experts. In a nine-page filing before ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, Deputy Prosecutor Mame...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Friday, Dec. 19, called the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral "unfortunate and tragic", since she could have greatly helped expose the extent of corruption in the department...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday, Dec. 19, thanked the Bicameral Conference Committee for supporting the sector’s budget, saying sustained investment in tourism drives economic growth and job creation. DOT highlighted that even with a reduced P100 million promotions budget in 2024, the...
Malacañang said the government will not abandon Filipino soldiers who risk their lives in the service of the nation, as President Marcos prepares to honor the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on its 90th anniversary. In her press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
