The Senate on Wednesday, February 5 adjourned its plenary session without taking up the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The Articles of Impeachment against the vice president was received by Senate Secretary Renato Bantug in the afternoon but was not reported...
The Senate on Wednesday, February 5 formally received the verified copies of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, just a few hours after over one-third of lawmakers of the House of Representatives voted to impeach the vice president. The Senate formally received the...
The Smart Araneta Coliseum is kicking off 2025 with sold-out concerts that have attracted music fans. Here are the must-see performances at the Big Dome this year: TJ Monterde makes history with three sold-out nights Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde has set the record as the first...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the decline in the inflation rate of rice in January is attributed to government interventions to stabilize prices, particularly the tariff cut on the staple food last year. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), rice posted a year-on-year...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) once again sailed in and flew over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with its counterparts from the United States, Australia, and Japan for the sixth iteration of the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) on Wednesday, Feb. 5. AFP Chief,...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking to send additional soldiers to Basilan even as the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to move the date of the inaugural parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
Staff members of the Senate Public Information Bureau (PRIB) on Wednesday, Feb. 5 spoke with media members on the "possible" receipt of the impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte. This was upon the instructions of Senate Secretary Renato Bantug wherein PRIB staff members...
Citing its importance for economic development, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) has expressed full support for a Senate measure aimed at modernizing the country’s mining fiscal regime. Senate Bill (SB) No. 2826, or the “Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Since God would send prophets to a rebellious people, Israel, to a nation that has rebelled against him (Ez 2:4), the life of a prophet was never an easy one. In condemning corruption and oppression, idolatry, and wantonness, especially on the part of rulers and the rich, the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL There is an ongoing public debate concerning bills passed in both houses of Congress regarding so-called “comprehensive sexuality education” (CSE). The discussion is healthy, even if it seems contentious and bitter at times. We would have chosen to watch the...
Outgoing Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Tull Traisorat (left) pays a farewell call on Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: DND) Thailand is capable of supplying ships, unmanned aerial vehicles...
Despite government assurances of sound financial management, the Philippines' debt burden relative to the size of its economy increased last year due to weaker-than-expected economic growth. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that the government’s total outstanding debt...
