CHIZ PUSHES STRONGER PROTECTION FOR INSTALLMENT HOMEBUYERS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero is pressing for amendments to Republic Act No. 6552 or the Realty Installment Buyer Act to provide stronger protection for...
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PRESIDENT MARCOS TO LEAD EFFORTS IN TACKLING ‘SUPER EL NIÑO’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will lead government efforts to respond to what is being touted as Super El Niño phenomenon that will affect...
DBM’S COMPASS PORTAL AIMS TO UNIFY GOV’T DATA, BOOST TRANSPARENCY – PALACE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order 126, which institutionalized the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) Centralized Open Monitoring Platform for Appropriations and...
RETAIL TREASURY BONDS INVESTMENT OPTIONS FOR FILIPINOS — GOVERNMENT
THE government is encouraging Filipinos to invest in Retail Treasury Bonds (RTBs) for as low as P5,000, which allow individuals to earn fixed interest...
SPEAKER DY: CONGRESS, LGUS SHARE IMPORTANT ROLES IN PROTECTING CHILDREN ONLINE, OFFLINE
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said Wednesday that Congress and local government units share the responsibility of protecting children online and offline, with...
MARCOS ADMINISTRATION EXPANDS HEALTH MEASURES AS SUPER EL NIÑO THREATENS EXTREME HEAT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration is stepping up health measures to protect the public from anticipated extreme heat linked to Super El Niño....
TULFO PROPOSES PERMANENT PH TOURISM SLOGAN
SENATOR Erwin Tulfo has filed Senate Bill no. 2511 known as the “Philippine Tourism Campaign Slogan Act” to institutionalize the country’s tourism branding saying...
HOUSE HOLDS ‘AKLAT FIESTA’
THE House of Representatives has launched a three-day book fair highlighting Filipino literature and the writers, publishers, and other creatives who bring Filipino stories...
CHIZ BILL MANDATING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR POWER WORKERS APPROVED ON SECOND READING
THE Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading two measures—Senate Bill Nos. 2484 and 2485 principally authored by Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero—seeking to honor...
CAISS PROJECT TO ENHANCE, NOT DUPLICATE PH BORDER SECURITY SYSTEMS – SECURIPORT CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFICER
THE proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) project is designed to fill the gap and enhance existing government border security systems, not...
DIESEL PRICES TO DROP BY OVER P7 PER LITER
THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced a rollback in fuel prices. According to the DOE, diesel prices will drop by P7.57 per...
PROSECUTION PIECING TOGETHER ‘WEALTH PUZZLE’ IN VP SARA TRIAL – CHUA
THE House prosecution is piecing together what it described as a “puzzle” of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s finances to determine the extent of...
EDUCATION MARCOS ADMINISTRATION’S HIGHEST PRIORITY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday affirmed that education is the administration’s highest priority, saying that the country needs to make sure more...
PALACE ORDERS PROBE INTO ATHLETES’ FUNDING COMPLAINTS
PRESIDENT R. Marcos Jr. has called for a review of the financial support provided to Filipino athletes competing in the 20th Asian Games in...
GOVERNMENT BRACES FOR ‘VERY STRONG’ EL NIÑO, URGES PUBLIC TO PREPARE
THE government is readying measures to address the impact of what the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) described as “moderate to...
MANIBELA TO HOLD 3-DAY TRANSPORT STRIKE
TRANSPORT group MANIBELA will hold a transport strike on Sept. 28, 29 and 30, 2026. MANIBELA said the 3-day transport strike is to protest...
JEEPNEY MINIMUM FARE NOW P14; BUSES, TNVS, AIRPORT TAXIS ALSO HIKE RATES
PUBLIC utility vehicles are set to increase fare starting Monday, Sept. 28. This after Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has approved the recommendation of the...
PRESIDENT MARCOS MEETS FILIPINO ANALOG ASTRONAUTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday met with four Filipino analog astronauts who have participated in space simulation missions and training programs worldwide....
PBBM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS EXCISE TAX ON LPG
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday issued Executive Order No. 125 temporarily suspending excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene amid...
HOUSE LEADER SUPPORTS BSKE RESET TO 2028: MORE TIME FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS TO SERVE
A HOUSE LEADER on Friday welcomed the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to 2028, saying incumbent village officials now have...
ESCUDERO WELCOMES SIGNING INTO LAW OF 5-YEAR BARANGAY, SK TERMS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s signing into law of Republic Act No. 12326, setting a five-year term for...
PBBM POSTPONES BARANGAY, SANGGUNIANG KABATAN ELECTIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), extending the term of office...
PRESIDENT MARCOS GRANTS MARY JANE VELOSO ABSOLUTE PARDON
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted an absolute pardon to former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso who was convicted of drug trafficking...
16 NO LONGER IMPEACHMENT VOTE THRESHOLD
THE Senate impeachment court on Wednesday overturned its earlier ruling requiring 16 votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. Instead, the impeachment court adopted...
ESCUDERO VOTES NO TO CHANGE IN CONVICTION THRESHOLD RULE
IMPEACHMENT Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday voted no on lowering the conviction threshold in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara...
NOVEMBER 16–18 SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS IN NCR FOR ASEAN SUMMIT
MALACAÑANG has declared November 16 to 18, 2026 as special non-working days in the National Capital Region in connection with the 49th ASEAN Summit...
CONGRESS RATIFIES MEASURE EXPANDING VOUCHER SYSTEM TO COVER KINDER TO GRADE 6
THE Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the reconciled version of the bill expanding the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in...
HOUSE PROSECUTION SEES ‘STRIKING BALANCE’ IN VP SARA’S WEALTH, BUSINESS RECORDS
THE House prosecution sees a “striking imbalance” between Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s rising declared net worth and the financial records of businesses linked...
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday called for systemic reforms that would give families and schools more quality time with children to...
GRADE 9 SOUTH COTABATO SCHOOL SHOOTER WAS INTO ‘DEEP DARK WEB;’ LEFT NOTES – REMULLA
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor C. Remulla said the 14-year-old Grade 9 student who went on a shooting...
SPEAKER DY, MAJORITY LEADER MARCOS FILE GUN SAFETY BILL AMID SERIES OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III and Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos have filed a bill imposing stricter...
VILLAR FAMILY FACES GRAFT RAPS
THE Office of the Ombudsman on Friday filed criminal and administrative complaints against members of the Villar family over the alleged disadvantageous joint venture...
ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENT: 3 STUDENTS DEAD, 6 WOUNDED IN SOUTH COTABATO
ANOTHER shooting incident, this time in a school in Banga, South Cotabato, on Firday (Sept. 18, 2026), left three students dead, including the gunman,...
BAM TELLS DOE TO ACT URGENTLY ON ‘PALIT TANGKE’
SENATOR Bam Aquino has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately finalize the operational guidelines for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder swapping...
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ALIEN YIELDS P6-M ECSTASY IN ANGELES CITY 
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