The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 28 said it is closely monitoring the spread of Nipah virus abroad and is coordinating with Philippine airport authorities as part of its routine surveillance measures. “Handa ang ating DOH para sa Nipah virus at iba pang sakit) Our DOH is prepared...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, January 26 welcomed a Department of Agriculture (DA) order temporarily halting the processing of applications to convert agricultural lands into residential and industrial uses. Pangilinan lauded DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. for issuing DA...
Every new gas find is a hard-won victory for the Philippines—whether it is a fresh discovery or added production. President Marcos’s revelation that Malampaya East-1 (MAE-1) holds an estimated 98 billion cubic feet (BCF) of reserves signals that the country has struck a deeper kind of...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is calling on the national government to advance the proposed tripartite agreement involving three agencies as it seeks to empower qualified local government units (LGUs) to achieve accelerated growth through improved infrastructure, stronger rural connectivity,...
The government formally adopted a national action plan on Thursday, Jan. 22, to overhaul how it manages international aid and development programs, seeking to tighten oversight of billions of pesos in funding while ensuring projects align more closely with local economic priorities. The Department...
Senator Raffy Tulfo emphasized the urgent need for the passage of a bill that would provide stronger protection for the rights and welfare of workers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Labor, said this amid claims that some companies...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-GASTPE) program, which he said is being abused by some officials. During the Senate Committee on Basic Education hearing on Monday,...
The Senate has transferred custody of Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, DOJ personnel fetched Alcantara from the Senate detention facility....
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that it is not proper for Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste to explain the contents of the so-called Cabral files. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Jan. 19, Marcoleta said that the neophyte lawmaker is "not competent"...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez and Engineer Jaypee Mendoza were taken into custody by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night. The arrests followed the issuance of warrants of arrest and hold departure...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official on Monday, Jan. 19, admitted that the validation of alleged ghost flood control projects will have to restart after inspectors were found to have gone to incorrect locations, raising concerns over further delays in resolving the cases. ...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, Jan. 19, lashed out at detractors of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, bluntly telling them to “Shut the f… up!” as he opened the panel’s eighth public hearing on the alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control...
