National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) by President Marcos Jr. is meant to “enhance” the capability of the Chief Executive to make policies relating to national security based on prudent recommendations of people he trusts....
Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo called Vice President Sara Duterte's removal as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) "dirty politics" and an attempt to diminish her "political star power." Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (file) Panelo said this after...
Six persons posing as employees of the Office of the President (OP) have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly selling positions at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament for P8 million per seat. The NBI identified them as Diahn...
President Marcos has ordered the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), removing the vice president and living former presidents as members of the council. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos ordered the NSC's reorganization...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been asked to probe the Jan. 2 stabbing incident inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City where one person deprived of liberty (PDL) died and two other prisoners were injured, the Bureau of...
Teachers have expressed concerns that the newly approved 2025 budget may “violate” the Constitution, citing issues with funding allocations that they argue could undermine educators' rights and constitutional mandates. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is clear in our Constitution...
The nationwide celebration of the New Year was “generally peaceful,” according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). “Based on our overall assessment, no significant untoward incident occurred that could somehow disrupt the New Year’s celebration although there were several reports about...
(File photo) All security preparations of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are in place to secure this year’s procession on the Feast of the Black Nazarene or “Traslacion” on January 9 after it helped ensure a peaceful celebration of the New Year. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo...
(File photo) Nine fire incidents were recorded by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the National Capital Region (NCR) on the very first day of 2025, an official disclosed. BFP spokesperson Fire Senior Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said one was already confirmed while details on eight other...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, December 31 said he is confident there would be sufficient funding to fully implement the government’s rural electrification program for next year. Gatchalian said the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro and former ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, December 31, denounced the signing of what they perceived to be a “deceptive” version of the P 6.3-trillion national budget for 2025. Both lawmakers said President Ferdinand...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Army (PA) troops unload boxes of relief supplies for residents affected by recent typhoons in Sta. Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Department of National Defense (DND) is optimistic that the nation will be more resilient to the...