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‘Look for someone else’: Babes Singson rules out return to DPWH, cites age, health, and family safety
Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson has put an end to speculation that he might be tapped again to lead the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), saying it is time for others to take the reins. “Sana, and I have said this, lahat ng kumausap sa akin, please…
Lacson says senators, too, may be implicated in flood control anomalies
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday warned that members of both houses of Congress may be implicated in anomalies surrounding billions of pesos worth of flood control projects, citing the practice of budget insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). Speaking in an interview on DZRH…
Ping Lacson denies allegations of ‘playing safe’ on impeachment case vs Vice President Sara Duterte
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, August 8, cleared insinuations that he “played safe” during the August 6 plenary session which tackled whether or not to archive the Articles of Impeachment for the Vice President. This, after he emerged as the lone abstainee with the upper chamber of…
COMELEC logs over 1.4 million voter applications on the first seven days of registration
The Commission on Elections has already logged over 1.4 million poll registrants on the seventh day of voter registration for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. As of August 7, a total of 1,452,060 individuals have registered for the BSK elections since voter registration…
Senado in-archive mga articles of impeachment vs VP Sara Duterte
Sa botong 19-4-1, in-archive ng Senado ang mga inihaing impeachment case laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte, alinsunod sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na idineklarang unconstitutional ang mga ito. Ito ay matapos ibasura ng Senado ang mosyon ni Senate Minority Floor Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III…
Constitutional crisis is in the offing
The ultimate showdown between the Supreme Court and Congress over the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is a problem of gargantuan proportions. It signifies a situation where the legal and political systems have failed to resolve a fundamental disagreement, particularly…
Marcos aminado: Dismayado ang publiko sa kanyang administrasyon
Inamin ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na dismayado ang publiko sa kanyang administrasyon, lalo na sa mga pangunahing serbisyo ng pamahalaan. Inilahad ito ng Pangulo matapos ang pagkatalo ng kanyang mga senatorial candidate sa 2025 midterm elections. “Malinaw sa akin ang mensahe ng naging…
‘Mahiya naman kayo’: PBBM kakasuhan mga may sala sa palpak na flood control projects
“Mahiya naman kayo.” Binanatan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang mga opisyal at kontratistang sangkot sa mga palpak at diumano’y “ghost” flood control projects, kasunod ng matinding pinsala ng mga habagat at bagyong Crising, Dante, at Emong. “Kitang-kita po na maraming proyekto para sa…
Congressional insertions sa 2026 national budget sinopla ni Pangulong Marcos
Hindi pipirmahan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang panukalang 2026 national budget kung hindi ito tugma sa National Expenditure Program (NEP) ng ehekutibo. Ibig sabihin nito, hindi lulusot ang kahit anong congressional insertions o anumang klase ng pork barrel kung tutuparin ng Pangulo ang…
RTVM itinutok ang camera kay Sen. Camille Villar nang banatan ni PBBM ang mga palpak na water services
Nakatutok kay Senator Camille Villar ang camera ng RTVM nang banatan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang mga palpak na water services sa bansa. “Marami kaming natatanggap na reklamo na hindi man lang daw umaabot ang tubig sa kanilang mga gripo,” ani Marcos sa kanyang ika-apat na State of the…
Malacañang under fire as fallout grows over removal of career DOH officials
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what…