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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on January 22, 2024. (STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines —  The House of Representatives should let the Senate take the lead on economic Charter change, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday, as he urged Congress to just “adopt the Senate resolution” as earlier …

n a media conference on Wednesday, Senator Risa Hontiveros issued a statement on the House of Representatives’ issuance of subpoena to Kingdom of Jesus Christ head Apollo Quiboloy./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — As Apollo Quiboloy announced he was going into hiding, the United States embassy in Manila expressed confidence yesterday …

The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed with finality its 2021 decision that ordered the estate of the late businessman Herminio T. Disini, founder of the Herdis Group of Companies, to pay the government damages for the $2.3 billion mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong, Bataan. However, instead of …

Speaker Martin Romualdez  With the 2025 midterm elections drawing near, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez rallied the Filipino youth on Wednesday to actively participate in the democratic process by registering as voters and casting their votes in the coming electoral exercise. Last Feb. 12, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) opened the …

A total of 57 members of the House of Representatives–53 of whom are from Mindanao–signed a Unified Manifesto for National Integrity and Development that rejects, in no uncertain terms, the proposal of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for an independent Mindanao.  The manifesto was signed by 53 Mindanao lawmakers, three …

File photo MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has earned the top spot among government agencies in public satisfaction rating, according to OCTA Research’s Tugon ng Masa survey released on Thursday. The survey, conducted on Dec. 10-14, 2023, showed the DSWD is No. 1 in public satisfaction …

PORK FESTIVAL. Officials of the National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc. hold a press conference at the Quezon City Hall on Thursday (Feb. 22, 2024). The group will gun for a Guinness World Record for the most number of pork dishes on display and to be served afterwards, as part of …

Marcos tells solons to set aside disputes,let Senate lead talk on economic changes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday asked both the Senate and the House of Representatives to set aside their differences, work on proposed amendments to restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, and get the job done for …

Photo shows Kingdom of Jesus Christ church founder Apollo Quiboloy. (Pastor Apollo Quiboloy / Facebook)  MANILA, Philippines — The United States is confident that controversial pastor Apollo Quiboloy will eventually face the charges filed against him in the US. In a statement on Wednesday, the United States Embassy in the …

‘ANI’ AWARDS. President Marcos (seated, center) congratulates awardees of the 16th Ani ng Dangal Awards who showed the world the Filipino skill in the field of art. PCO Photo  While he won’t bar investigators of the International Criminal Court from entering the country, President Marcos said Tuesday his position that …