The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, Oct. 29, fired back at Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Austria Barzaga Jr. over his recent call to abolish the organization due to allegations of corruption, and for spreading fears that the agency “will become the cause of World War...
A group of education workers on Thursday, August 14, denounced the Marcos administration’s proposed P10.77 billion in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for 2026, branding them “pork barrel in disguise” and demanding their reallocation to education and social services. The Alliance of...
A ranking congressman has assured senators that the aboltion of the Senate won't be included in the plans of the proposed constitutional convention (con-con), which would be tasked to come up with possible amendments to the 1987 Constitution. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
Seemingly fed up with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua called for the abolition of the nearly five-decade-old agency on Monday, Feb. 27. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua (Chua's office) Chua, a vice chairman of the House Committee on Metro...
A ranking congressman has filed a bill that, if enacted, would abolish the Procurement Service (PS)--the highly controversial office behind the P2.4-billion overpriced purchase of second-rate laptops for public school teachers. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook)...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...
Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday recommended the abolition of the party-list system in the country and advised his successor to call for changes in the Constitution. Duterte made the appeal as he repeated his allegations that some party-list groups are infiltrated by the communists and that...
Presidential aspirant and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo was called a “joke,” “traitor,” and alleged “ally” of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) after she reiterated her call to abolish the National Task...
Malacañang said fighting the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would have even been more difficult without the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, urging the public to recognize the good that the body has done. File photo of President Duterte...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III did not oppose propositions for the abolition of the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III (Presidential Photo) The Department...
The Philippine is seeking to enhance the country's bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia, particularly in the protection of thousands of Filipino migrant workers. President Rodrigo Duterte confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Silver Distinction on outgoing Ambassador...
