The national government’s (NG) usual April budget surplus shrank by more than half this year after the annual income tax returns (AITRs) filing and payment deadline was extended by one month due to the national energy emergency, although revenues were partly supported by millions of pesos in...
Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta were elected as vice chairpersons of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. The panel, now chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano, has yet to conclude its investigation into the anomalous flood control projects that allegedly involved former and...
President Marcos inspected the rehabilitated Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila, which had remained non-operational for six years despite being completed and fully paid for in 2020. The inspection on Monday, May 25, formed part of the administration’s broader flood mitigation efforts...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan reminded his constituents that flood mitigation is a shared responsibility between the government. This, as Yamsuan thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for immediately sending an amphibious excavator to begin work in...
Philippine economic growth would continue to underperform this year and next as the country faces not only headwinds from a prolonged war in the Middle East but also domestic challenges related to politics and corruption, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). The IIF’s latest...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, May 21 expressed "double relief" after a new senator has been named as the new chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Earlier, the Senate elected Sen. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano as the new blue ribbon panel chairperson, a week after her...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to submit a counter affidavit to answer allegations in his supposed involvement on the alleged anomalous flood control projects, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Thursday, May 21. Per Clavano, the case involving...
President Marcos inspected the ongoing drainage improvement project along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City as part of the government’s intensified flood mitigation campaign under “Oplan Kontra Baha.” During the inspection, the President emphasized the importance of continuous drainage...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer told the Sandiganbayan Third Division that a controversial flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan allegedly lacked the required construction materials test report despite being reported as 95.75 percent complete. During the Wednesday, May...
CEBU CITY – The archbishop of Cebu has issued a pastoral appeal asking the faithful to “listen, reflect, and respect one another.” Cebu Archbishop Albert Uy lamented that Filipinos have become “divided, confused, and emotionally burdened because of political tensions, conflicting opinions,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 19 questioned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to recommend the filing of charges against him and other former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in connection with flood control project anomalies. Estrada, who is now...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has alerted all its units as flooding incidents were reported in several areas of Luzon and Mindanao following days of heavy rains. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said police units, especially in affected areas, were tasked to immediately mobilize...
