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INTEGRITY, HONOR. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez addresses the members of the House of Representatives during the resumption of sessions on Monday (Nov. 6, 2023). During plenary sessions, House members adopted a resolution upholding the chamber’s integrity and honor, and expressing full support to Romualdez’s leadership. (Courtesy of Speaker’s office) MANILA – The …

Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left), Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker’s office) Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s name is conspicuously absent from the list of authors of House Resolution (HR) No.1414, which essentially defends the House of Representatives from the recent attacks on its integrity. The measure–adopted during plenary …

PRIORITIES. Newly appointed Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left) discusses the agency’s priorities, foremost of which is to bring down the price of rice, during a press conference at the DA auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City on Monday (Nov. 6, 2023). Joined by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, he …

Farmers from Lingayen, Pangasinan take advantage of the fine weather to plant rice seedlings on July 4, 2023. (STAR / Cesar Ramirez)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to reduce the price of rice to P20 per kilogram is “not possible” for now, newly appointed Department of …

House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez assured journalists in the country Monday, Nov. 6 that the government stands with them in the aftermath of the shocking killing of radio program host Juan Jumalon during the latter’s own livestream. “To Filipino journalists: Your voices matter. Your stories …

BOC spokesperson Vincent Maronilla (File photo) MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to contribute up to PHP1 trillion to government coffers this year. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Monday, BOC spokesperson Vincent Maronilla said these possible additional revenues will come from taxes to be collected until the …

File photo of EDSA traffic. (The STAR / Boy Santos, file)  MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will impose stiffer penalties of up to P30,000 on motorists who will use the exclusive bus lane in EDSA starting November 13. According to an MMDA announcement on Monday, the …

People sit in the waiting area at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on November 1, 2023. Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn Palestinian territory on November 1 when the Rafah crossing to Egypt was opened up …

Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 21, 2023. (AFP / Timothy Clary)  MANILA, Philippines — Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta is set to visit the Philippines this week, with the aim to enhance the ties between the …

JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the Philippines and Japan expressed serious concerns over China’s attempt “to unilaterally change the status quo by force” in the East China Sea and South China Sea. He said such a move was “unacceptable.” Kishida and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reaffirmed their commitment to …