MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is finalizing the formation of a “crisis committee” to ensure the country’s supply of food and petroleum products, amid the Iran war, which broke out on Feb. 28 and is now past its third week. Meanwhile, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to await the enrolled bill authorizing him to cut or

MANILA, Philippines — Another round of fuel price hikes is expected on Tuesday, but these are only about half the increases a week earlier, according to the Department of Energy (DOE), which cited a relative calm in the global oil market. Also on Monday, Malacañang announced a new round of cash aid for public utility

MANILA, Philippines — Following the fatal shooting of radio announcer Julito “Jaz” Calo, the Philippine National Police on Monday pledged a thorough investigation of the crime, and stronger protection for media workers. Calo, the 49-year-old host of the local radio program “Waswasanay sa Quinto Distrito” on 88.3 DNN News FM, was standing outside his house

Statement of Malacañang on Marcos Jr. Cabinet Members Malacañang reacted to the criticisms of Senator Imee Marcos against some of the “acting” Cabinet secretaries of President Bongbong Marcos. It is no secret to the public that the Marcos siblings are currently on the opposite sides of the political spectrum. Amid the rift between Pres. Bongbong ... Read more

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Malacañang Speaks on Order of Pres. Bongbong Marcos for Crisis Committee To Be Formed BONGBONG MARCOS – The President ordered the creation of a crisis committee amid the Middle East war as per the Malacañang. The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is ongoing and many other countries are feeling the impact of ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Monday turned over to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the documents and records related to its investigation of anomalous government infrastructure projects after its earlier announcement that it would cease operations on March 31. ICI members, led by their chair, Andres Reyes Jr., went to

MANILA, Philippines — The public should expect temperatures to rise in the coming days with the northeast monsoon or “amihan” officially over, according to the state weather bureau. “The northeast monsoon has officially ended, marking the transition to the warm and dry season,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in a

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of working students in the Philippines have seriously considered quitting school because of work or personal pressures, according to a new survey by Mapua Malayan Digital College (MMDC).  In the first edition of its State of the Working Student report, the MMDC found that 45.2 percent of respondents had considered

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