Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. emerged as the highest paid member of President Marcos’ Cabinet in 2025, receiving a total net pay of P6.66 million, per the latest report released by the Commission on Audit (COA). In its 2025 Report on Salaries and...
Despite being absent from Senate sessions since November 2025 and a pending ethics complaint, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has managed to file two bills, including a measure that seeks to penalize foreign interference in the Philippines with life imprisonment. Dela Rosa has yet to make a...
A Senate panel is now asking Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to formally comment on the ethics complaint that was filed against him. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he has asked his colleague to comply with the request of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges which he chairs....
THROUGH UNTRUE To be loved is one of the deepest human desires. But what if love is not directed at who you are, but at who others imagine you to be? What appears warm and affirming can later become painful. For, if what is loved is not your real self, then you remain unrecognized and unaccepted....
SANYA, China — The silver medal in the FIBA Asia Cup, the qualification to the World Cup, and the latest, another silver in the Asian Beach Games. The Gilas Pilipinas women’s 3x3 team felt it finally got the vindication after falling short of the podium in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa reportedly wants to report for work at the Senate but cannot do so due to threats of being arrested and taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, according to Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, in an interview with...
Amid numerous calls to do so, the camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is now considering the suggestion that he temporarily stop receiving his salary and allowances while he remains absent from the Senate. It was Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito who said...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A 29-year-old tricycle driver was shot dead following a fare dispute on Saturday night, April 25, in Barangay Don Jose, this city. Police identified the victim as Albert of Barangay Pulong, Santa Cruz, Laguna. Investigation said the victim was transporting the suspect...
THROUGH UNTRUE “Whose voice do you follow?” This is not just a theoretical question but a deeply personal one. Our lives are shaped by the voices we listen to. Every day, journalists, advertisers, bloggers, influencers, celebrities, politicians, as well as business and technology guruscompete...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, April 22 raised the possibility that the ethics complaint against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa may be dismissed if he chooses to voluntarily waive his salary and allowances as senator. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics...
Even though the Senate has no specific rules about absences, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa should voluntarily decline receiving his salary and allowances as a senator. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito made the appeal days ahead of the resumption of the Senate’s regular session on May...
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s 3x3 basketball team is leaving no stone unturned in its buildup, doing everything possible to peak at the right time as it eyes an impressive campaign in the upcoming 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Cup slated June 1 to 7 in Warsaw, Poland. Bannered by Gilas mainstay Afril...
