1M voter registrants expected
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it is expecting around a million registrants for the upcoming village and youth council polls as...
DoTr launches online license renewal
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) is further shifting to digital by integrating the driver’s license renewal system into the eGov app of the Department...
FDA sets up office in BARMM
COTABATO CITY — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Bangsamoro Health Ministry forged a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to set up an...
Probe into unpaid hospital claims sought
A RESOLUTION seeking a congressional probe into the millions worth of alleged unpaid claims to private hospitals by the government was filed at the...
Philippine Defense chief rules out US as factor in China’s ‘expansionist’ agenda
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter
CHINA’S aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region’s...
OVP spox says no confidential funds in 2026 budget
THE OFFICE of the Vice-President (OVP) on Wednesday said that it would no longer seek confidential and intelligence funds for its 2026 budget, its...
Bills restoring NFA powers, creating Water Resources dep’t filed in Senate
MEASURES RESTORING the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) and creating dedicated government agencies for water resources management have been filed in...
Marcos wants zero out-of-pocket hospitalization expense, Palace says
THE ADMINISTRATION of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., aims to reduce, if not eliminate, out-of-pocket hospitalization expense for Filipinos, the Palace said on Wednesday.
“Ideally,...
DoE monitors suspected oil cartel
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is not ruling out the possibility of cartelization among oil industry players as it continues to monitor any anti-competitive...
Palace: No new PCO chief yet
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jaybee C. Ruiz is still its ad interim chief, debunking reports that another veteran journalist...
House probe vs online gambling urged
A LAWMAKER on Wednesday filed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to probe online gambling activities as part of efforts to curb its...
Speaker supports admin’s jobs push
A CONGRESSMAN on Wednesday voiced support for the Marcos administration’s push to spur job creation, pledging to pursue a legislative agenda aligned with the...
