Tropical Storm Kiyapo has left three people dead and one missing while government assistance to affected communities has exceeded P10 million, according to the latest National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) report released on Monday, July 27, hours before President...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos expressed confidence that Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian would be able to turn the upper chamber into a well-oiled machine this second regular session. "It 's good that the Senate has now organized everything. And I...
At least 51 people were arrested for various violations that include vandalism ahead of the State of the Nation Address of President Marcos, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, July 27. Aside from vandalism, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said those arrested violated...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, July 27 that the passage of bills promoting economic reforms will remain on the topmost priority of the Upper Chamber this Second Regular Session of Congress. Gatchalian made the declaration during the opening of the Senate’s plenary session,...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-5 (PRO-5) has readied 1,000 personnel from its CARE (Crowd Management Advanced Reactionary Force Engagement) contingent as standby support for security operations during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA)...
Malacañang has shrugged off the decision of several senators to skip President Marcos ' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, saying their absence would not affect the administration. Speaking to reporters at the Batasang Pambansa before the President 's annual...
Malacañang said security for President Marcos should remain at the "maximum level" following an explosion near the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the discovery of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) near the Senate hours before the President delivered his fifth State of the Nation...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has mobilized nearly 600 personnel in the region to ensure the peaceful, orderly, and secure conduct of the fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27. All units in the...
Six minors were taken into custody by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday, July 27, for alleged vandalism during protest actions linked to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr....
ILOILO CITY – Journalists and campus journalists in Panay Island over the weekend outlined the state of the Philippine media ahead of the State-of-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27. “We denounce the worsening attacks on the press and reject the...
Police lines, mass protests, and bomb scares gripped Metro Manila early Monday, July 27, as authorities locked down key areas hours before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address. In Manila, police blocked around 100 protesters on C.M. Recto Avenue near...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 27 said the Senate won’t be cowed even in the face of external threats and intimidation. Gatchalian made the statement after the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed it is now investigating after improvised explosive devices (IED) were...
