The Senate approved on Monday, December 16, the Economy, Planning, and Development Act, which elevates the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into a full-fledged department under the name Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev). Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of falsification and violations of the Anti-Dummy Law against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and four members of her family. The other respondents in the complaints are Alice's two...
Should he win a reelection in the 2025 midterm elections, Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said he will reiterate his push for a law removing political influence in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dela Rosa said he would pursue again an amendment to the Local Government Code that allows...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes JMSDF destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed Tuesday,...
President Marcos has yet to identify items in the final version of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee that he could veto. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) “We're not yet there, we're not...
President Marcos made an assurance that they are working to restore the P10-billion cut in the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN | Mark Balmores) Marcos also tagged the budget cut as contradictory to the policy...
More than P672 million worth of allegedly fake Louis Vuitton fashion products were seized by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from shops in Metro Manila and Bulacan. In a statement, the NBI said the "fake" Louis Vuitton products were confiscated by operatives of the NBI-Intellectual...
All is not lost as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still has the power to ask the bicameral conference committee to reconvene and fix all the contentious items in the final version of the P6.532 trillion national budget for 2025, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri...
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to scrutinize the increase in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget for next year. Lacson, who would be running for senator again, said this would be his campaign promise in the upcoming May 2025 elections. ...
Senators on Thursday, Dec. 12, approved on second reading the bill reorganizing the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev). Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs,...
To combat the rising theft of electricity distribution facilities, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has partnered with the Philippine National Police (PNP) to enhance investigations and prosecutions. In a statement, Meralco said the utility firm and the PNP signed a memorandum of understanding...
Two Vietnamese nationals have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for alleged illegal practice of medicine. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago identified the two Vietnamese as Linh Khanh Tran and Hong Thi Tran who were arrested last Dec. 4 during an entrapment operation...
