
Northern Samar poverty drops sharply
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell sharply in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor as more households moved toward…
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TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell sharply in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor as more households moved toward…
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The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) is seeking an additional P700 million in funding to recruit more lawyers and support personnel to alleviate heavy workloads,…
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Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he will scrutinize the education budget to ensure funding for school counselors and mental health personnel amid a severe…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units across the country to adopt standardized evidence collection kits to…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Commission on Higher Education presented their fiscal year 2027 budget proposals to the…
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Senate President Win Gatchalian on Thursday flagged P10.7 billion in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed 2027 national budget, warning…
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‘We do not want farm-to-market roads where there are no farms.’
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What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered on theft.
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Senate Finance Committee chairperson JV Ejercito is pushing a “back to basics” approach to the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, calling for…
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The CarbonPH Coalition, an alliance of top Philippine companies championing nature-based solutions, has spotlighted the Philippines’ next steps to build an…
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Former NEDA director general Solita Monsod has been highly critical of the current administration, which has faced intense scrutiny since the onset of the…
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A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto would have named…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday accused those pursuing her conviction of trying to make the allegations against her stick using rhetoric rather than…
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The administration maintains President Marcos remains focused on routine governance, public service delivery, and anti-corruption digitalization efforts.
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The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.
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Rupert Grint is set to reprise his iconic role as Ron Weasley, this time on Broadway.
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