President Marcos needs to expand the citizens’ reporting website for flood control to cover all infrastructure projects, as part of efforts to boost transparency in public spending, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said yesterday.

Contrary to popular belief, the cost of living in the so-called Mega Manila or the provinces just outside Metro Manila is more costly than in the country’s capital, according to a congressman.

The 2025 Bar examinations concluded yesterday, with the results expected to be released early January.

The combined armed and defense forces of the Philippines, Japan and the United States concluded the 11th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional an...

One of the three Department of Public Works and Highways engineers who spilled the beans on the multibillion-peso flood control corruption has sought permission from the House of Representatives leadership to visit his family over the weekend.

Some victims of the previous administration’s deadly campaign against illegal drugs believe that former president Rodrigo Duterte is simply trying to delay the proceedings to avoid facing trial at the International Criminal Court.

Flood control projects will still receive funding in 2026 from previously allocated but unused budgets, Senate finance committee chair Sherwin Gatchalian clarified yesterday, even after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s P275-bi...

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson yesterday quashed fresh rumors of another leadership change in the Senate barely a week after the shake-up in the chamber.

President Marcos has declared the second week of September every year as “National Pensioners’ Week” to honor their contribution to national development and raise awareness on social security protection.

Corruption remains a concern for foreign investors, but recent government efforts to look into anomalous flood control projects and hold officials accountable could help strengthen investor confidence, according to the American and European business ch...

President Marcos is ready to order a sweeping review of the proposed budgets of agencies, Malacañang said yesterday as it urged the different  agencies to check their respective proposed outlays for possible insertions and other questionabl...

The incidence of involuntary hunger continues its downward trend among the poorest Filipino households, with 300,000 family-beneficiaries eating better under the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

One of the key legislators who can shed light on spurious insertions in the 2025 national budget is reportedly in the United States seeking medical treatment.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara reported a five-percent drop in total enrollment for School Year 2025-2026, with enrollees numbering only 24.9 million compared to last year’s 27 million.

With two warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy seen observing the exercises, the United States Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy again joined the Philippine Navy in another multilateral maritime cooperative activ...

Malacañang has released a list of holidays for next year through a proclamation that enumerates at least nine long holidays and declares the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution that deposed President Marcos’ late father and namesake as...

Rains brought by the southwest monsoon will hit parts of Luzon and the western section of Visayas today, according to the state weather bureau.

State gaming regulator and operator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. had voided or withheld the award of casino winnings of government employees – from elected local government officials to government officials and officers – as they a...

Vice President Sara Duterte’s 16-member defense team is ready for the Supreme Court’s decision on the appeal in her impeachment case.

A mainstay in the national budget for years, the unprogrammed appropriations may have to be  removed in the 2026 budget program to ensure “immediate funding” for projects, Senate finance committee chair Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday.

After Sara Duterte said corruption could be exposed in a day, the Palace called the claim "absolutely preposterous."

The Philippines' defense chief has blasted Beijing's revisionist World War II narrative and intimidation tactics against smaller countries.

Tropical Depression Kiko left the Philippine area of responsibility at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 3. 

House party leaders recommended to House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, September 3, the return of the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and temporarily stop budget hearings until the ...

The Department of Public Works and Highways’ budget will not be returned to the executive branch, Malacañang said Wednesday, September 3.

The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) revoked the contractor licenses of all nine firms belonging to failed Pasig City mayoral bet and contractor Sarah Discaya. 

 

The Department of Education has filed criminal cases against seven private schools accused of claiming subsidies for “ghost” beneficiaries under its senior high school voucher program, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said Wednesday, Septem...

In a statement, Hong Kong Disneyland said that its suspension of the “Frozen Ever After” ride has been “pre-planned” and has nothing to do with the death of the Filipino tourist on August 29. 

Education Secretary Sonny Angara outlined reforms done in the agency but lawmakers say a dedicated watchdog is still needed to stop funds from being lost.

The House Infra Committee will require its subpanel members to submit sworn statements declaring no conflicts of interest in flood control projects, though questions remain on how these disclosures will be verified or enforced.

Vice President Sara Duterte will not watch the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos because she says she can be so “triggered” by his words to the point that she wants to break a mobile phone.

The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to get rid of possible mosquito breeding sites after the heavy rains and flooding as a preventive measure against dengue.

President Marcos said the Philippines is ready to contribute to any effort to de-escalate tensions and restore peace in Thailand and Cambodia, amid ongoing armed conflict over a border dispute.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will implement a multi-agency and multi-sector organization that will take down websites and mobile phone numbers engaged in cybercrime and scams.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees a high turnout of voters in the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) in October.

The Senate will put to a vote whether or not to proceed with Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial following the Supreme Court (SC) decision declaring the filing of the case unconstitutional.

The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted former Surigao del Norte governor Francisco Matugas and another former provincial officer over the alleged illegal use of P60 million in provincial funds originally intended for disaster response.

Sen. Panfilo Lacson raised alarm yesterday over the possibility that as much as half of the nearly P2 trillion allocated to the Department of Public Works and Highways for flood control projects may have been lost to corruption.