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…
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday appealed to overseas Filipinos to help locate resigned Ako-Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, who is now considered an international fugitive. “Nakikiusap kami sa lahat ng mga Pilipino sa buong mundo na kung makita nila si Zaldy Co, kung puwede nilang picturan at ipost kaagad sa internet para may idea…
Senator Loren Legarda pressed for stronger support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as she interpellated the Department of National Defense’s (DND) proposed 2026 budget. Legarda called for the restoration of the AFP’s Quick Response Fund (QRF), noting that she had pushed for and secured a ₱750-million QRF in 2018 under the General…
Photo source: Senator Win Gatchalian/Facebook Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday said a P500 budget is not enough for a family of five to prepare a proper Noche Buena meal. In an online briefing, Gatchalian was asked to respond to Trade Secretary Maria Cristina Roque’s claim that P500 is sufficient for a family’s Christmas Eve dinner….
Photo source: Vicente Tito Sotto/ Facebook Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday warned against further delays in deliberating the proposed 2026 national budget, stressing that the “most corrupt budget” of the current year should not be allowed to be reenacted. In an interview, Sotto said the Senate’s period of amendments would push through on…