PBBM OPENS UP ABOUT LIFE BEYOND PRESIDENCY, HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. opened up about his life beyond the presidency, sharing personal stories about his childhood, love for music and science,...
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OVER 31,000 EARLY-GRADE LEARNERS IN CEBU STRUGGLING WITH READING – EDCOM 2
AROUND 31,600 learners in Grades 1 to 3 in the province of Cebu were not yet reading at grade level. The Second Congressional Commission...
CAISS WILL KEEP TRAVELER DATA INSIDE PH, SECURIPORT ASSURES
THE proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) will be anchored on strict data-sovereignty safeguards, with all traveler information kept inside the country...
USE LONGER TERM TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY – SPEAKER DY TO BARANGAY OFFICIALS
HOUSE Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III urged barangay officials to use the stability provided by their fixed term to focus on improving governance,...
DA RAMPS UP PREPARATIONS FOR SUPER STRONG EL NIÑO
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is ramping up preparations for an anticipated super strong El Niño, drawing on lessons from the last drought to...
SENATE OKAYS ON SECOND READING CHIZ’ BILL EXPANDING RENTAL OPTIONS FOR POOR FAMILIES
THE Senate on Wednesday passed on second reading a bill offering incentives to private developers to build affordable rental units for poor and low‑income...
300,000 FARMERS, FISHERMEN, AGRI TRUCKERS TO RECEIVE P3B FUEL SUBSIDY
SOME 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and drivers hauling agricultural produce will get P3 billion in fuel subsidy starting this month as part of a package...
OVER P590M WORTH OF CHILD VACCINES WASTED IN 2025 – GATCHALIAN
MORE than P590 million for the government’s vaccination program was wasted in 2025, Senate President Win Gatchalian said during the Senate Committee on Finance’s...
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...
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...
UP TO 50% OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE WITHOUT PRINCIPAL – GATCHALIAN 
DRUG PEDDLER FROM QC BUSTED IN BATAAN 
SUBIC RESTO FALLS PREY TO THIEVES 
NUEVA ECIJA’S TOP FUGITIVE, DRUG SUSPECTS HAULED TO JAIL