Two political science professors criticized Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s statement that the truth about corruption in the country’s controversial flood control projects had also been “imprisoned” since his arrest on plunder charges. “No senator or government official or faction in government has the monopoly over the truth,” Maria Ela Atienza, a professor at the University of […]
Read MoreSen. Jinggoy Estrada was named on Wednesday as the chairperson of the Senate committee on electoral reforms, while Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was made chairperson of the Senate panel on tourism, despite their detention for plunder charges. Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano elected the bloc’s committee chairmanships on Wednesday afternoon to “accomodate” the request of Senate majority leader […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, in what was his longest speech to date at one hour and 26 minutes, drawing at least 93 rounds of applause and two standing ovations. Marcos opened with updates on […]
Read MoreA bill seeking to exempt system loss charges from value-added tax (VAT) and another bill to repeal the collection of energy taxes were filed in the Senate on Tuesday by Senate energy committee Chairperson Erwin Tulfo. This comes a day after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in his State of the Nation Address to remove […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said over P800 million out of P20 billion worth of ill-gotten assets from anomalous flood control projects were returned to the government. “All proceeds recovered from the corrupt will be immediately returned to the public treasury,” Marcos said.
Read MoreSen. Robin Padilla on Monday, July 27, explained why he won’t attend the fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Padilla, who skipped last year’s Sona as a protest against the detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, pointed out that his […]
Read MoreBringing government services closer to communities while reinforcing the Philippines’ partnerships with key allies defined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s agenda this week, balancing his domestic priorities with high-level diplomatic engagements. From securing homes for Filipino families and expanding infrastructure development to strengthening ties with key international partners, Marcos showcased an administration focused on inclusive […]
Read MoreA special panel of investigators of the Office of the Ombudsman said billions of pesos in kickbacks from corruption-tainted flood control projects allegedly received by former Speaker Martin Romualdez were funneled to holding companies owned by one of his close associates. This and other allegations were contained in a July 20 supplemental complaint-affidavit for plunder, direct bribery, […]
Read MoreVice President Sara Duterte’s request for the Senate to shoulder the defense panel’s catering costs and other arrangements for the impeachment trial comes off as improper and funny at the same time, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Janette Garin said. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Garin and members of the House prosecution panel were […]
Read MoreIdentifying the person whom Vice President Sara Duterte said she had talked to kill the president, if she herself will be killed, will be taken up in a later criminal investigation — not as a condition needed in her trial to complete the evidence for the fourth article of impeachment. “Whether or not the NBI […]
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