Lame duck in 2028
Whoever Marcos anoints will inherit the flood control scandal, the budget controversies, the economic contraction and the trust deficit.
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Marcos flood control
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Marcos scolded Romualdez — TOBY
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco testified before the Sandiganbayan that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allegedly reprimanded former House Speaker Martin Romualdez…
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Marcos redux
What’s pathetic is the attempt to massage the numbers. Malacañang announced that a historic 9.7-percent poverty rate was achieved ahead of the 2028 target.
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‘Floodgate’ scandal haunts Marcos Jr. economy as growth sinks to 2.1 percent
Philippine economic growth slumped to 2.1 percent in the third quarter of 2026, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of decline in the country’s gross…
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Marcos, First Lady lead laptop turnover in Pangasinan
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos kick off the nationwide distribution of over 231,000 laptops to public school teachers in Pangasinan,…
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P27-B projects under Romualdez in 2025 budget lacked documents — witness
Discover the controversy surrounding P27.43 billion worth of projects under former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the 2025 budget, as a witness reveals the…
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Marcos orders P2.5-B C5 rehabilitation
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the DPWH to rehabilitate a 23-kilometer stretch of C5 from Taguig City to Quezon City, with construction set to…
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Squandered mandate
The Marcos government is not even using its powers under a national energy emergency, which remains in effect.
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Marcos, Razon mark Malampaya gas breakthrough
The President credited Filipino engineers, professionals and workers for their role in the project, saying it demonstrated the country’s technical capabilities.
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‘Bagong Pilipinas’ rolling along
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. framed the Bagong Pilipinas initiative not merely as a slogan but as a master plan for national…
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Marcos to name new chief justice this week, Palace says
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to announce the next Chief Justice this week as Alexander Gesmundo retires, marking a pivotal moment for the judiciary.…
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Ayuda: Politics of dependency
Unfortunately, these are not real investments in human capital, arguably the Philippines’ most valuable resource. They are simply a means to propagate the…
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PBBM to Dizon: Deploy nature-based coastal defenses
President Marcos orders the DPWH to adopt hybrid and nature-based flood control solutions, including bamboo stilt systems, to address flooding and storm surges…
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Marcos: Floods becoming ‘new normal’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said increasingly intense rainfall linked to climate change is straining flood control efforts, as Metro Manila battles…
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