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THE House of Representatives on Tuesday opened plenary deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, with lawmakers questioning how much of the spending plan Congress can control. Party-list Rep. and Minority Leader Marcelino C. Libanan said the budget should be examined beyond the size of its allocations, including the amount subject to congressional […]

THE Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called for an overhaul of class suspension rules, warning that broad cancellations of classes are adding to the Philippines’ learning crisis. In a policy note released on Tuesday, EDCOM II urged the government to amend Executive Order No. 66, series of 2012, to establish science-based criteria […]

THREE SENATORS are pushing for broader energy cost relief either through the total elimination of the charges or the removal of value-added tax (VAT) from residential electricity bills, as they welcomed the removal of the VAT on system loss charges. “The Senate will continue pushing for legislation that will reduce or totally remove the system […]

NO ADDITIONAL funds have been set aside for the government’s expanded Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program despite the prospect of higher oil prices from the conflict in the Middle East, Malacañang said. Future releases will depend on requests from implementing agencies, Palace Press Officer Clarissa A. Castro told a news […]

THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has subpoenaed Senator Robinhood C. Padilla over a complaint alleging that he helped Senator Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa evade authorities after the latter left the Senate compound in May. The complaint, filed by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on May 28, names six other respondents, […]

VICE-PRESIDENT (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio declared no cash on hand or cash in bank in her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) from 2019 to 2025, an Office of the Ombudsman official told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. At the 25th day of Ms. Duterte’s impeachment trial, Karen S. Batu, officer-in-charge of the […]

FORMER SPEAKER and incumbent Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has been placed in the infirmary ward of the Quezon City Jail in Payatas with three other inmates and remains under medical supervision, Interior Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” C. Remulla said on Tuesday.

A QUEZON CITY (QC) regional trial court (RTC) has rejected Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio’s motion seeking the inhibition of the judge handling the three grave threat cases against her, allowing the proceedings to continue under the same judge. In an order dated Sept. 14, RTC Branch 98 Presiding Judge Maria Angelica P. De Ramos rejected […]

CASH REMITTANCES rose to its highest monthly level in July this year as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent home more money ahead of the school season, with the weak peso also providing some support, preliminary central bank data showed. Read the full story.

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