Malacañang on Wednesday reminded the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to act strictly in accordance with the law and its mandate, saying it should not defend the personal interests of a few individuals. The statement came after the OSG filed a manifestation seeking to resume its participation in the petition for certiorari filed by…
Photo source: Senate of the Philippines YouTube livestream | December 2, 2025 Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan backed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) push for additional funding under the 2026 national budget. In his manifestations on Tuesday for the DA-led amendments on Dec. 2, Pangilinan urged colleagues to consider the agency’s expanded budget proposals. “The DA’s…
Photo source: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday visited Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte to inspect infrastructure projects and determine ways to accelerate their completion. The visit followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to inspect and assess the condition of infrastructure nationwide. Dizon grew…
Photo source: Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) Malacañang urged Congress, particularly the Senate, to hasten deliberations on the 2026 national budget to avoid operating under a reenacted 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which it described as the most corrupt in history. “They should be speeding up their work,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said at a…
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) on Tuesday listed its first-ever bond issuance on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx), raising P20 billion for expressway projects and new investments. The offer was more than three times oversubscribed from its P15-billion base size, MPTC said. The issuance consisted of three fixed-rate tranches: a 3-year Series A…
Photo source: Radio Television Malacañang – RTVM President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on barangay officials nationwide to consistently strive for efficient public service, stressing that good governance begins in the barangay. He delivered the remarks during the 2025 Galing Pook Awards at the Malacañan Palace Ceremonial Hall, where he honored 10 outstanding barangay…
Photo source: Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page Vice President Sara Duterte is currently protected by 335 government security personnel, despite earlier statements that she would turn to private services for her safety, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). The COA said her current detail is smaller than the 433 personnel under the Vice Presidential…
Photo source: Philippine News Agency (PNA) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has identified 252 “ghost” flood control projects out of the thousands it was ordered to inspect to aid in criminal case buildup. The AFP said it had inspected 10,000 flood control projects approved from 2016 to the present and found 252 of…
Screen grabbed from Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) YouTube livestream The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Tuesday began livestreaming its hearings for the first time as it pressed forward with its investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects and infrastructure programs over the past decade. Tuesday’s resource persons were Laguna 4th District Rep….
Photo source: Philippine News Agency (PNA) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday warned private employers that no delays will be allowed in the release of the mandatory 13th-month pay. In a statement dated December 1, DOLE said the reminder aims to ensure “a holiday season marked by hope and relief” for Filipino…