A strong deterrent to efforts to mangle the yearly budget and the culprits getting away with it is Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who, as Associate Justice, was the “ponente” or author of the 2014 Supreme Court ruling that declared the Disbursement Acceleration Program, or DAP, unconstitutional. He later became Chief …

Senate sees end of RBH talk in Oct., 7 months after House House leaders reminded senators that the 1987 Constitution is silent on whether Congress should vote separately or as one on proposed Charter amendments. Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. and Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog …

MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) urged Filipinos to take proactive measures following the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) of an increased El Niño activity. PAGASA has warned of a strong El Niño activity this month, while most global climate models foresee the phenomenon …

SELFIE FOR HAWAII. President Marcos grants a selfie with members of the 31st Trade Mission and Honolulu City Council delegation, organized by the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and Hawaii Philippines Business Economic Council, in their courtesy call on Thursday at Malacanang. PPA Photo  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on …

This file photo shows a logo of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation outside one of their offices. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — The implementation of the hikes in PhilHealth premium contributions is still being reviewed, the Malacañang said on Friday. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said that President Ferdinand Marcos …

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) denied the claim of its Chinese counterpart that it drove away a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at the Scarborough Shoal. Comm. Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on West Philippine Sea, said the Chinese Coast Guard was referring to the BFAR …

Launching and press conference of TEACH or Teachers and Academics Against Charter Change with representatives from different basic and tertiary education groups. (Facebook / Opisina ng Faculty Regent)  MANILA, Philippines — A newly formed alliance of teachers and academics has branded the government’s Charter change campaign as a form of …

In this Oct. 7, 2022 photo, Vice President Leni Robredo announced that she is running for president in the 2022 elections. (Philstar.com / Jazmin Tabuena)  MANILA, Philippines — Former Vice President Leni Robredo remains open to running for a position in the 2025 elections alongside other candidates in the opposition …

  Photo from Senate of the Philippines’ Official FB page A House leader yesterday raised concerns over the realignment of some P13-billion allocation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) last year to other social amelioration programs that deprived nearly 900,000 families, or 4.3 million Filipinos, of aid. Deputy Speaker …

CLEAN-UP DRIVE. Students of the Philippine College of Criminology participate in a coastal cleanup at Baseco Beach in Tondo, Manila on Friday (Feb. 23, 2024). They said it’s their way of supporting the Marcos administration’s “Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas (Cleanliness in the New Philippines)” nationwide program. (Photo courtesy of PCCR HSC …