MANILA – Malacañang on Monday dismissed criticisms directed at Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, saying both Cabinet members continue to enjoy the trust and confidence of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “Wala pong anumang pag-uusap patungkol po sa mga sinasabing mga dissatisfaction na binabanggit po sa social media, sa online, […]
Read MoreThe Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has so far found no basis to hold President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accountable in connection with the alleged flood control irregularities, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. (We did not find any basis to hold the President accountable based on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation. It is the President’s […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson confirmed on Wednesday the existence of a draft blue ribbon committee report recommending the filing of plunder and other criminal charges against senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Joel Villanueva, Jinggoy Estrada and resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co over anomalous flood control projects. In a chance […]
Read MoreSenate foreign relations committee chairman Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday said the upper chamber is open to dialogue with the Chinese Embassy in Manila amid the ongoing word war between China’s diplomats and Filipino lawmakers and government officials. Tulfo, the new head of one of the major committees in the Senate, met Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Since its introduction in the 1987 Constitution, the party-list system was envisioned as a corrective to politics dominated by the elite — a mechanism that would allow marginalized and underrepresented sectors to gain a foothold in the House of Representatives. Maria Ela Atienza, a political science professor at the University of the […]
Read MoreThe trust and performance ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declined while that of Vice President Sara Duterte increased based on the results of OCTA Research’s 4th Quarter Tugon ng Masa survey released Monday. The survey, conducted from December 16 to 20, 2025, showed the trust in Marcos declined by 9 percentage points from 57% in September 2025 to […]
Read MoreOne of the lawyers for Vice President Sara Duterte was thankful to the Supreme Court for upholding its earlier decision declaring her impeachment unconstitutional and said that the country should now move on. But the court’s decision will not stop some of the complainants from refiling their impeachment case against the Vice President after the […]
Read MoreThe House committee on ethics and privileges will reopen the case against suspended Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga on Tuesday, February 3, panel chairperson and 4PS Party-list Rep. JC Abalos said Friday. Abalos said that the notice of the proceeding was served and received by Barzaga’s office on Thursday, January 29. “We expect his […]
Read MoreFormer president Rodrigo Duterte is firm on not replacing members of his defense team that is handling his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC), his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, said. VP Sara, who is currently in The Hague, Netherlands to visit her detained father, said that she relayed to him concerns of supporters […]
Read MoreVice President Sara Duterte has downplayed the possibility of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa getting arrested through a warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying there are worse fates in life. Duterte said this in reaction to the statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson that the possible worst-case scenario for Dela […]
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