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Marcos wants ₱20,000 scholarship granted to five graduating college students per barangay nationwide
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants five graduating college students in every barangay across the country to each receive ₱20,000 in scholarship assistance, covering the non-tuition costs that continue to push near-graduates out of school despite the government’s free tuition law. The Office…
Malacañang announces distribution of 10 kilos of locally sourced free rice to low-income families
The Marcos administration’s Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program will distribute 10 kilos of free rice per tranche to low-income families across all provinces, cities, and municipalities starting this May, with the supply sourced directly from Filipino farmers under the government’s Sagip Saka…
DOJ chief sees no reason to suspend NBI Director, rejects Cayetano’s call
Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida rejected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s call to suspend NBI Director Melvin Matibag alongside Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, saying he sees no grounds for such a move and that it is not within his authority as Justice Secretary to issue a…
Bato dela Rosa to be arrested at border if he tries to leave country: DOJ
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa faces arrest at the border should he attempt to leave the Philippines. This after Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida confirmed Friday, May 15, that he has already signed and issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against the senator and directed border…
Cayetano takes offense at Recto’s Facebook post following Senate shooting incident
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said he took offense at Executive Secretary Ralph Recto for sharing a Facebook post suggesting the Senate shooting incident on the night of May 13 was “staged and pre-planned,” saying the post was irresponsible given that an investigation is still ongoing. “I…
Cayetano says NBI chief Matibag should also be suspended: ‘He is more a suspect than General Mao’
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, May 15, called on Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla to suspend National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag alongside Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, saying the NBI chief is more culpable in the Senate shooting…
‘Baka naman siyang mapaghinalaan’: Ombudsman puts Estrada on notice over ‘itago niyo yung CCTV’ remark
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15, put Senator Jinggoy Estrada on notice, warning that if Senate closed-circuit television footage from the night of the May 13 shooting incident goes missing, the senator himself could become a prime suspect—directly referencing reports…
‘Hindi lang ‘yan obstruction of justice’: Ombudsman Remulla piles on charges vs. OSAA over ‘unforgivable’ Senate shooting
The conduct of the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms in firing at law enforcement personnel during the May 13 Senate shooting incident goes beyond obstruction of justice, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said Friday, as he laid out at least three charges against those found liable and called…
Ombudsman suspends Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Aplasca for six months over Senate shooting incident, effective immediately
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday signed a six-month preventive suspension order against Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, effective immediately, making it the first concrete institutional consequence of the shooting incident that rocked the Senate on the night of…
Over 2 million Meralco customers hit by power outages in two days
Two consecutive days of power outages from May 13 to 14 affected more than 2 million customers of Meralco after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon grid under red and yellow alert status due to insufficient power supply. On May 13, the NGCP declared a red alert…
India hikes petrol and diesel prices by about 3 rupees/litre, retailers say
India has raised petrol and diesel prices for the first time in four years by about 3 rupees ($0.03) per litre, according to retailers in Delhi on Friday, as the country aims to recoup some of the losses incurred due to higher global oil prices. Global oil prices spiked at more than $120…
‘The Senate was under attack!’ — Cayetano lashes out at reporters even as DILG data shows OSAA fired 27 shots to NBI’s 5 shots
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, May 14, forcefully insisted that the Senate was under armed attack Wednesday night, growing visibly angry at reporters who questioned whether the incident constituted an actual attack. “So sorry ha, but I don’t think there’s any question the Senate…
Bato confirmed no longer in Senate: Cayetano; Bato’s wife says he ‘took the opportunity’ during shooting chaos to escape
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa deliberately slipped out of the Senate following Wednesday night’s shooting chaos, with his own wife confirming the escape in a message relayed by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano during a press conference Thursday. “It is for this reason I am sure that Ronald…
Hunger rises to 23.2% in Q1 of 2026, highest since March 2025: SWS survey
More Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger in the first quarter of 2026, rising to 23.2%, according to a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The non-commissioned survey, conducted from March 24 to 31 through face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide, showed a…
‘He who has the means, opportunity and motive is the most probable suspect,’ says former PNP chief Ping Lacson on Senate shooting
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), invoked a classic criminal investigation framework in weighing in on the shooting incident inside the Senate building on Wednesday night, May 13, pointing investigators toward whoever had the means, opportunity…