NCAP, or the No-Contact Apprehension Policy, is back. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the temporary restraining order on its implementation, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start reimposing NCAP on Monday, May 26. It covers EDSA, C-5 Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Ortigas Avenue, Roxas Boulevard, and other thoroughfares …

The twin efforts against the Dutertes, in succession, were seen as an operation to neutralize a strong political rival in the 2028 presidential polls. Cosmetic solutions to salvage the severe erosion in public confidence will not suffice amid the order for courtesy resignations. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must show his …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on May 22, 2025 (PPA pool photos by Yummie Dingding)  MANILA, Philippines — As officials feel anxiety over his surprise move to seek their courtesy resignations, President Marcos made light of the situation during an engagement with some Cabinet members and lawmakers yesterday. While he was …

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (C) speaks as he meets with British Foreign Minister David Lammy (4th L) at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 8, 2025 (Ezra Acayan / AFP, pool)  MANILA, Philippines — Following a shock call for his secretaries to resign, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he …

AGGRESSIVE INTERFERENCE: Screengrab from PCG video shows a China Coast Guard ship using a water cannon against a BFAR vessel conducting marine research near Sandy Cay the other day. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources research vessels in the West Philippine Sea were blasted …

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Friday, May 23 he is confident the current leadership in the Upper Chamber will remain. Estrada made the remark in light of recent reports floating that Escudero and returning Sen. Vicente Sotto III are wooing members of the Senate in their …

Reelected Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Friday, May 23 he will launch a Senate inquiry into the recent threatening of retired police officers by the investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This, as Dela Rosa disclosed of an alleged ongoing mission by the ICC forcing retired officers …

PH-GERMANY TIES. Senator Loren Legarda (6th from left) joins the German media delegation at the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). During the closing program, Legarda honored the deep cultural ties between the Philippines and Germany. (Photo from Loren Legarda Facebook page) MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda …

A spokesperson for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified on Thursday, May 22, that the poll body was not part of the President’s Cabinet amid a calll from Malacañang for all Cabinet secretaries to tender courtesy resignations. According to Comelec Spokesman Rex Laudiangco, George Erwin Garcia, the chairman of the …

BEST ROUTE. A roll-on, roll-off vessel docks at the Amadayehan Port in Basey, Samar during a berthing trial on May 22, 2025. More improvements are needed for the Amandayehan Port to be used as the shortest route to get to Tacloban City amid the limited load capacity of the San Juanico Bridge. (PNA …