Sara to skip SONA, names self ‘designated survivor’
MANILA, Philippines — After skipping the Palarong Pambansa opening, Vice President Sara Duterte is also not attending President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22.
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Sonny Angara is new DepEd secretary
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:25 p.m.) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Sen. Sonny Angara as the new secretary of the Department of Education.
Ethics panel to assess complaint vs Cayetano
Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino yesterday said the ethics complaint filed by Sen. Nancy Binay against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will first be assessed before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges can act on its merit and conduct an investigation.
Supreme Court says Trump has some immunity, further delaying trial
WASHINGTON, United States — The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a decision set to delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
Active communist fronts down to 7 from 11
ONLY seven active communist guerilla fronts remain, Armed Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said yesterday, crediting the whole-of-government approach in whittling down the number of guerilla fronts from 11 when President Marcos Jr. assumed power in 2022.
DA: P29/kilo rice not political move
MANILA, Philippines — The sale of rice at P29 per kilo is not a political move ahead of President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
PH, Japan ok defense cooperation deal
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday witnessed the signing of the landmark Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), which ramps up defense cooperation between the Philippines and Japan amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea.
More Filipinos disappointed with government's inflation response
MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are dismayed by how the Marcos administration has tamed the rising cost of basic goods and services, according to a new survey conducted by Pulse Asia Research in June, a month ahead of the president's third State of the Nation Address.