With the formation of the new majority bloc under Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, some senators from the new minority bloc were stripped of their committee chairmanships after new ones were designated. Senator Risa Hontiveros loses chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Health and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa does not want to be kidnapped. Senator Robinhood Padilla said this to reporters on Monday, May 18, when asked why the senator is hiding despite the absence of an arrest warrant against him. "Basta ako Si Bato ayaw niyang makidnap (What I know is Bato does not want...
The Philippine peso plummeted again to a new historic low, brushing the whiskers of the ₱62:$1 level on the back of strong demand for the safe-haven United States (US) dollar and a local market that has turned more sensitive to uncertainties. The peso started the week at a new record low against...
The University of the Philippines (UP) became the first Philippine university authorized to operate as a Registration Authority under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI), enabling identity verification and...
On May 9, Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines brought Europe Day out of diplomatic halls and into one of Manila’s most symbolic public spaces: Rizal Park. Held in partnership with the National Parks Development Committee, the celebration transformed the park’s European...
To understand the Philippines today is to understand the systems that keep the country running. For many young Filipinos navigating rising prices, heated political debates, and an increasingly uncertain future, the government can often feel distant and intimidating. Words like “judiciary,”...
Passenger traffic in airports operated by the government plunged by 14.5 percent to just over 25 million in 2025 compared to the previous year amid a decline in aircraft movement, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP data showed that passenger volume across...
After stating in an interview that it could not find closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing the movements of its personnel, the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) admitted on Saturday, May 16, that it had footage of the shooting incident covering the concerned areas of the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Saturday, May 16 called for a transparent investigation into the recent unrest inside the Senate, as he noted that the incidents delayed the passage of important legislative measures. In a statement, Tulfo lamented that several key bills scheduled for sponsorship have been...
A total of 20 golfers will earn slots to the Superkit National Finals with the winners moving to the Grand Finals in China as the Superkit Series Philippine Tour kicks off this week with more than 170 participants set to see action in the tournament organized by the Junior Golf Foundafion of the...
The peso fell to its weakest level on record for a second consecutive day, as persistent inflation in the United States (US) fueled expectations that interest rates will remain elevated, dampening appetite for emerging-market assets. The local currency weakened to ₱61.721 per dollar on Friday,...
Senator Loren Legarda hailed the third-reading approval of Senate Bill No. 1894, a measure that seeks to strengthen the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, or Republic Act No. 10931, by improving the implementation of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES). The proposed measure aims...
