Alarmed by the recent surge in leptospirosis cases, Senator Camille Villar has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the government’s efforts to curb the spread of the disease and reduce related fatalities. Villar, the youngest member of the 20th Congress, urged the Department of...
Electricity consumers can expect to see higher transmission rates on their August bills, as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) starts to recover long-standing infrastructure investments. The NGCP reported on Wednesday, Aug. 13, that its transmission rates climbed by ₱0.1312...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, Aug. 13, pushed anew to make public the proponents of all amendments - including insertions - in the budget process. Lacson, an eagle-eyed watchdog of the national budget, said this will make the proponents answerable for flood control and other...
President Marcos has submitted to Congress a proposed ₱6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, saying it marks a deliberate shift from infrastructure-heavy investments to greater funding for the country’s human capital. In his budget message, the President said that while the administration...
Three days were added to the legislative calendar of the first regular session of the 20th Congress to accommodate the timely transmittal, deliberation, and approval of the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). This was made through the adoption on Tuesday, Aug. 12, of Senate Concurrent...
President Marcos has received the copy of the proposed national budget for next year, amounting to P6.793 trillion. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman officially turned over the Fiscal Year 2026 National Expenditure Program to Marcos on Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) lauded Happy Hollow National High School (NHS) in Baguio City for winning the prestigious Healthiest School Award in Asia. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 12, DepEd commended the school and cited its flagship organic farming program as a model for...
Allianz PNB Life, Inc., the local life insurance arm of Germany-based financial services giant Allianz, posted a double-digit increase in gross premium income to ₱19 billion in the first half of 2025 on the back of high single-premium insurance (SP) sales and an increase in earnings from renewal...
Private sector workers are set to receive additional pay for reporting on Ninoy Aquino Day, Aug. 21, and National Heroes Day, Aug. 25, under the holiday pay guidelines issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said President Ferdinand...
Renowned Filipina geneticist and National Scientist Carmencita D. Padilla, a pioneering leader in genetics and genomics in the Philippines, has been elected Co-Chair for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Governing Board, the global network’s highest...
Despite a bulk of subsidies provided to the National Food Authority (NFA) in the second quarter, the total financial support received by government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) still declined in the first six months of 2025. Government subsidies to state-run firms declined by 22...
Filipino math aces earned top honors anew in two international mathematics competitions, both held last week in Hong Kong. The Philippine team, represented by math-gifted students of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School (ZCHHS) in Zamboanga City, brought home 10 medals and five merit awards from the...
