By US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO The shared interests between the United States and the nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are deeper today than at any point in our nations’ histories. For decades, American capital, companies, and expertise have powered the...
President Marcos ' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be "simple but dignified," Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said there will be no celebrity directors or A-list performers during the President 's SONA on Monday, July...
A week from now, President Marcos returns to the SONA podium for what is essentially the home stretch of his term. Expect the usual familiar themes, predictable applause, and perhaps a standing ovation from the gallery. Most likely, we will also hear another replay of the greatest hit on the...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has likened President Marcos’ anti-corruption message in his previous State of the Nation Address (SONA) to national hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, saying both awakened people to the need to confront wrongdoing. When...
The Philippines stands as one of the countries most vulnerable to fuel shortages amid reports of Houthi threats to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to think tank Capital Economics. “The reliance of several Asian economies, especially Pakistan, the Philippines and Japan, on oil exports...
One year after President Marcos directed the Department of Health (DOH) to accelerate childhood immunization, the government 's efforts have expanded from catch-up vaccination campaigns to improvements in vaccine tracking and distribution as it works toward restoring routine immunization...
The camp of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 14, opposed the prosecution’s motion to exclude former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from the graft case pending before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. Earlier, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
Nearly a year after challenging those behind anomalous flood control projects to "have some shame" during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last year, President Marcos said one thing has become painfully clear: Some of them simply did not. In a press briefing during his official visit to...
President Marcos said the decision on whether former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan would be accepted as a state witness in the government 's investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects rests solely with the Office of the Ombudsman....
A progressive group has rejected the move of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to make former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness in flood-control cases involving high-ranking government officials, saying it is unacceptable for Bonoan to get off...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday welcomed the decisive actions of the top leaders in Negros Island to fight the increasing red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation. In a statement, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona thanked Governors Eugenio Jose...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, June 30, said it accepted former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness because his testimony is expected to strengthen its case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged...
