President Marcos has warned Congress that he will reject the proposed 2026 national budget if it deviates from the government’s national expenditure program (NEP), even at the risk of operating under a reenacted budget. Marcos said this following a scathing critique of corruption and...
President Marcos has vowed to go "all out" in the second half of his term, saying his administration would intensify efforts to improve the lives of Filipinos beyond the country’s recent economic gains. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Monday, July 28, the President...
Even with the weaker-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures last year and in recent quarters, the Department of Finance (DOF) argued that the Philippine economy grew at an average rate of 5.9 percent—among the fastest-growing Asian economies—since President Ferdinand Marcos...
President Marcos is set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, likely with a familiar backdrop of trains, bridges, and rice—symbols that have come to define his administration’s image of progress. But beyond the stylized visuals and slogans, how much of...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Friday, July 25, placed the entire province of Oriental Mindoro under a state of calamity for one year due to rains and flood from the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ and tropical cyclones ‘’Dante’’ and...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Gov. Sol Aragones announced on Friday that this province is under a state of calamity due to the effects of typhoon ‘’Crising’’ and the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat.’’ The Sangguniang Panlalawigan issued a resolution on Friday, July 25, declaring a state of...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares declared a state of calamity in the entire province on Friday, July 25, due to the widespread impact of Typhoon Crising and the southwest monsoon (habagat). Ynares said the declaration followed the recommendation of the Rizal Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The province of La Union is under a state of calamity due to the severe impact of successive tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon or ' 'habagat. ' ' The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved Resolution No. 1410-2025 placing the province...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental is under a state of calamity due to tropical cyclone “Crising” and outbreak of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) affecting sugarcane plantations in the province. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Resolution No. 771, Series of 2025, on Thursday, July...
On July 11, 2025, the State of the Philippine Environment Forum brought together students, advocates, diplomats, and members of the media at the University of the Philippines College of Engineering Theater. The forum unpacked the realities facing our ecosystems—from our forests and watersheds to...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of Binalbagan in Negros Occidental is eyeing a state of calamity after flooding caused by tropical cyclone “Crising” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” displaced 41,597 residents. A Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council emergency meeting...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Antique is eyeing the declaration of a state calamity after sustaining damage from the ‘’habagat’’ (southwest monsoon) enhanced by tropical cyclone ‘‘Crising.’’ The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended the...
