MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed three new associate justices to the Court of Appeals (CA), filling all current vacancies in the 69-member court. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Presidential Communications Office said Marcos appointed Trade Undersecretary Allan Gepty; Parañaque Regional Trial Court Branch 294 Presiding Judge Leilani Marie Dacanay-Grimares;

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela — The Commission on Elections has ordered the “perpetual disqualification” of an aspiring politician in Isabela’s San Mariano town from any elective post because he failed to submit his statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs) for two consecutive elections in 2019 and 2022. Emmanuel Pua failed to submit his SOCEs after

MANILA, Philippines —House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III welcomed the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the bill proposing the creation of the Presidential Merit College Scholarship Programs (PMSPs), which seeks to give deserving students sustained educational support for college and technical education, including expenses beyond tuition. “Many youth have intelligence, industriousness,

CALAPAN CITY— Government agencies and conservation stakeholders gathered in Calintaan town in Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday (Oct. 7) for the this year’s Tamaraw Festival, highlighting efforts to protect the endangered tamaraw, the animal symbol of Mindoro. The festival was held as part of the province’s observance of Tamaraw Month, intending to raise awareness about the