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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…
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…
‘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…
Palace says EJK victims sought protection too, as Bato tearfully pleads with BBM to shield him from ICC
Malacañang on Tuesday, May 12, pushed back at Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s emotional plea to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to protect him from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. Press Undersecretary Claire Castro pointedly noted that the victims of extrajudicial killings…
What every barangay needs to know about President Marcos’ ‘Bawat Barangay, Makikinabang’ program, according to Malacañang
The Marcos administration is rolling out ₱200,000 in financial assistance to each of the country’s 42,000 barangays under the “Bawat Barangay, Makikinabang” program, funded through the Social Civic Projects Fund of the Office of the President. Undersecretary Georgina Hernandez Yang of the Office…
‘Bawat Barangay Makikinabang’: President Marcos orders release of ₱200,000 to each of the PH’s 42,000 barangays by June 30
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of ₱200,000 to every barangay in the country under the program “Bawat Barangay, Makikinabang,” with the Office of the President targeting full distribution to all 42,000 barangays nationwide by June 30. Undersecretary Georgina Hernandez Yang…
Isko Moreno vows swift roll-out after Office of the President turns over Manila’s P179.2-M ‘Bawat Barangay Makikinabang’ fund
The Office of the President has turned over the City of Manila’s share of the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) Socio-Civic Projects Fund to Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso during a meeting at Manila City Hall on Wednesday, May 6. A representative from the Office of the Executive Secretary…
Matthew Marcos Manotoc says PBBM personally vouched for Isko Moreno: ‘Magaling siya, epektibo’
Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc disclosed Monday, May 4, that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally praised Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso during a meeting the day before. According to the Ilocos Norte Vice Governor, the President described the Mayor as…
Philippines leads Southeast Asia in global oil-shock policy response: ADB report
The Philippines has implemented more policy measures to counter the global oil shock than any other economy in Southeast Asia, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Manila-based multilateral lender’s latest brief showed the Philippines adopted 7 of 8 major policy…
Why the Philippines keeps delaying its barangay elections
Since 2022, the barangay elections have been postponed twice. Filipinos voted in 2023, a year behind schedule. The next cycle was pushed from December 2025 to November 2026. Now a third delay is on the table—and critics say the justification being offered is the same one the Supreme Court already…
Isko Moreno orders four-day work week at Manila LGU, extends office hours Monday to Thursday
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has announced that the city government will adopt a four-day work week with extended hours for city offices, except for essential and frontline agencies. In his “Talk to the People” public broadcast on Monday, March 9, Domagoso said the city is…
DTI to adopt work-from-home Fridays starting March 13 as fuel-saving measure amid Middle East tensions
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Central Office will implement a work-from-home arrangement every Friday beginning March 13, 2026 as part of government efforts to conserve energy amid rising global fuel market uncertainty linked to tensions in the Middle East. DTI Assistant Secretary…
‘Absolutely none’: Ping Lacson says no plans to run in 2028
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, February 21, put to rest speculation about his political future, declaring he has no plans to seek any elective post in 2028 and will retire from public service when his Senate term ends in 2031. Lacson, who has spent more than five decades…
Marcos, Isko inspect Bagong Ospital ng Maynila after PLM allied health building groundbreaking
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Friday, February 6, conducted an inspection of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center following the groundbreaking of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila College of Allied Health Sciences Building…