Vice President Sara Duterte is once again facing intensified scrutiny after the Commission on Audit (COA) upheld the disallowance of P73.28 million in confidential funds, with Malacañang reiterating its firm stance on accountability and transparency. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO),...
Local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines are spending far below what is needed to deliver basic primary health care (PHC) services, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). A PIDS discussion paper t itled “Are Philippine Local...
Progressive fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday, Feb. 6, warned that the country’s declining municipal fisheries production could further worsen following a court ruling that permits commercial fishing vessels to operate within the...
While the Supreme Court (SC) declared the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, it did not say there was no wrongdoing, President Marcos said. In a post-State Visit press briefing in India on Friday, Aug. 8, Marcos pointed out that the SC ruling has no...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate is standing by the provisions of the Constitution and rule of law when it voted in favor of heeding the Supreme Court’s decision on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. Escudero made this clear when he explained his...
A group of education workers on Friday, July 25, strongly condemned the Supreme Court 's decision to dismiss the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President and former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte, calling it a “grave injustice” and a blow to public...
The Philippine Embassy in China dismissed China’s allegation that the Philippines is being a “troublemaker” in the South China Sea dispute, stressing its willingness to cooperate with Beijing despite its rejection of the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal award. The embassy made the remarks during a...
The arbitral award on the South China Sea granted to the Philippines in 2016 was a testament to the power of “right over might,” the National Maritime Council (NMC) said. “The Philippines commemorates with the international community the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the...
The United States once more urged China to abide by the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling that invalidated the basis of its claims in the resource-rich South China Sea, and to stop its “dangerous and destabilizing” actions in the region. In a statement by US Department of State Secretary Marco...
As the country commemorated the ninth anniversary of its landmark victory over China in the South China Sea arbitration case, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued radio challenges to two Chinese warships and a coast guard vessel that operated off the coast of Cabra, Occidental Mindoro on...
The national government reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in the face of continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), nine years since the country secured the historic victory against China. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
More than three decades after the country embarked on a devolution agenda, a new Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) study raised critical issues in local government spending, particularly in light of the 2019 Mandanas ruling. According to PIDS, the Madanas ruling, which...
