Senate ratifies ₱6.79-trillion 2026 budget—big boosts for education, health, agriculture, but questions linger
MANILA (December 30) — The Senate has ratified the proposed ₱6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, touting large allocations for education, health, and agriculture as...
NIA’s strong 2025 scorecard: real reform—or a rebound still under scrutiny?
MANILA (December 30) — After years of stalled projects, cost overruns, and public distrust, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is ending 2025 claiming a...
Rizal Day rhetoric meets accountability test for Marcos administration
MANILA (December 30) — On Rizal Day, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to put compassion and national interest above personal gain, invoking...
SC affirms life sentence for woman convicted of trafficking minor into prostitution
DAVAO CITY (December 29) ---The Supreme Court of the Philippines has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of a woman found guilty of qualified...
PCA employee found dead in apparent suicide in Zamboanga del Sur
DAVAO CITY (December 29) ---A single employee of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was found dead in an apparent suicide at around 2:00 p.m....
Flood control scandal tests PBBM’s anti-corruption promise
MANILA (December 28) – As 2025 ends, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flood control program has become a flashpoint in his administration’s anti-corruption campaign,...
