Executive Secretary Ralph Recto leads the launch of the Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Industry Roadmap on Sept. 2, outlining the government’s goal of raising semiconductor and electronics exports to $110 billion by 2030 and expanding into higher-value activities such as chip design, engineering and research. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Executive Secretary) The…
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla . Photo courtesy of Joan Bondoc/PNA Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday ruled out a run for Chief Justice, saying he intends to remain at the anti-graft office and finish the job he took on less than a year ago. “I am not applying,” Remulla told reporters during the Senate finance…
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Ombudsman. The Senate is considering adding to the Office of the Ombudsman’s confidential funds for 2027 after the agency’s request was slashed by Php 96 million under the proposed national budget. The anti-graft body had sought Php 147 million for confidential expenses, but only Php 51 million was…
(Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental PIO) Nearly 73,000 children in Caraga will receive food assistance for six months as the Department of Social Welfare and Development moves forward with a region-wide supplementary feeding initiative. The program has been allocated Php 327.96 million to provide meals to 72,881 children across 73 local government units. Under the…
Police escort a man arrested in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, on Sept. 2 over the 1989 killing of four people in Sto. Tomas, Isabela. The CIDG said the suspect had allegedly evaded arrest for about 37 years and carried a Php 50,000 reward. (Photo courtesy of CIDG) A suspect in the 1989 killing of four…
Police inspect boxes of allegedly smuggled cigarettes recovered in separate operations in Maguindanao del Norte, Iligan City and Misamis Oriental from Sept. 1 to 2. Seven people were arrested while more than Php 21.5 million worth of cigarette products were seized and later turned over to the Bureau of Customs. (Photo courtesy of PNP) Police…
Police take into custody a 31-year-old man listed as the National Capital Region’s No. 4 most wanted person during an operation in Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City, on Sept. 1. The suspect is facing sexual assault and statutory rape charges. (Photo courtesy of PNP) A 31-year-old man facing sexual assault and statutory rape charges was arrested…
Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines. House prosecutors are backing longer hearing days in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial as the Senate tries to fit more testimony into October before deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget take priority. The proposal could turn some trial dates into…
Authorities inspect a sailing yacht docked at the Subic Bay Yacht Club in Zambales, where around 89 kilograms of suspected high-grade marijuana valued at Php 106.8 million were recovered on Sept. 2. The operation was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Bureau of Customs. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)…
Senator Rodante Marcoleta. (PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) The Sandiganbayan on Thursday granted Sen. Rodante Marcoleta a one-day medical furlough as he remains detained while facing a plunder case involving Php 75 million he received ahead of his successful 2025 Senate bid. Marcoleta’s lawyers sought permission for him to undergo a medical examination, telling the…