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Will we succumb to the tyranny of strongmen and the specter of authoritarianism, or will we rise above the fray and forge a path toward a brighter future? In this land of perpetual political drama, where clashes between rival clans make Game of Thrones look like a Sunday picnic, we …

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in this May 7, 2024 photo (Facebook / Sen. Risa Hontiveros)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that no single politician from Tarlac knows Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and that the government has been investigating her for some time over her …

Courtesy: Akbayan Party/Facebook  The ‘Atin Ito’ coalition announced a significant breakthrough on Thursday in its mission to reach Bajo de Masinloc. In a statement, the group said it sent an advance team a day before its civilian mission successfully breached China’s imposing blockade at the reef also known as Panatag …

In order to secure the target quantity for the rice buffer stock by 2025, the National Food Authority (NFA) has sought a budget of P16.3 billion next year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently proposed P24.85 billion to NFA, which is 77 percent higher than this year’s allocation of P14.03 …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (PNA file photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday he would not abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). In an interview with reporters during his visit here, Marcos said NTF-ELCAC has done more to …

An advance team of the Atin Ito Coalition breaches the blockade formed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) to distribute supplies and fuel to Filipino fishermen on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party)  In what seemed like a repeat of their …

Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa attend the funeral mass of Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Jan. 15, 2024. (Facebook / Bong Go)  MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ human rights committee has opted not …

The country’s economic environment failed to lure more foreign investments in the first quarter of this year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported Thursday, May 16, that the total approved foreign investments from January to March fell by 63.6 percent to P148.43 billion from P408.22 …

(PNA graphic art by Meyo de Jesus) MANILA – Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday asked her colleagues to support Senate Bill 147, or the Dissolution of Marriage Act, after the House of Representatives passed the Divorce Bill on second reading. In a statement, Hontiveros said it is high …

Photo: Wikipedia  China warned the Philippines that it will bear the consequences for allowing the flotilla of civilian ships to sail over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal purportedly to assert the country’s territorial sovereignty over it. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, stressed that any abuse to China’s …