MANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima said that justice will catch up not only with former president Rodrigo Duterte but also his closest allies, as the International Criminal Court (ICC) disclosed the names of…
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives seeks to review billions of travel tax spending to see whether the funds truly reached areas that needed them the most, such as the tourism sector. According to House tourism…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday that Akbayan’s newly filed impeachment complaint against her is “politically motivated” and used to advance their leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ presidential ambition in 2028. In a notable…
MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos on Wednesday filed a bill seeking to abolish the travel tax, saying that the levy has become an unnecessary burden on travelers and no longer serves its original purpose.…
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Justice is set to tackle the impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. starting next week, beginning a lengthy process to convince the Marcos-allied chamber that he should be removed…
Foreign-assisted projects (FAPs) will again face deep budget cuts next year despite earlier commitments by both chambers of Congress to ensure adequate government support for these projects after years of underfunding. Based on the bicameral committee conference…
Rep. Terry Ridon of Bicol Saro on Saturday said authorities could reach out to the staff members of the late former Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral to testify on alleged insertions and kickbacks linked to flood…
MANILA, Philippines — At least P13 billion of the P60 billion funds diverted from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) in 2024 were used as government counterpart financing for foreign-assisted projects (FAPs), a lawmaker revealed on Saturday,…
MANILA, Philippines – Former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday morning uploaded another short video where he took aim at presidential son and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos for supposedly making his own insertions in…
MANILA, Philippines — Another civil society group has urged the Senate to make major adjustments in the draft 2026 national budget in favor of social services while also questioning several allocations in the current version of the…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to execute the arrest warrants for former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co and 15 others accused…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co broke his monthslong silence, alleging that President Marcos and ex-Speaker Martin Romualdez ordered P100 billion worth of graft-tainted “insertions” for public works in the 2025 budget. In…
