The Supreme Court declared the 2024 and 2025 national budgets unconstitutional and voided parts of the 2026 unprogrammed appropriations rules. Malacañang will seek reconsideration. Read more »
Malacañang urged Sen. Bato dela Rosa to surrender over an ICC arrest warrant as Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla warned that a forced arrest could risk thousands of lives. Read more »
Comelec has canceled the registration of 50 party-list groups, including Bayan Muna, Magdalo and Buhay, over participation and vote requirements ahead of the 2028 elections. Read more »
The Philippine Competition Commission fined six firms and their officers P1.76 billion over an illegal onion market allocation scheme, its largest penalty to date. Read more »
Vice President Sara Duterte questioned whether the proposed 2027 national budget is being used to pressure senator-judges in her impeachment trial. Senate leaders and Malacañang rejected the allegation, saying there is no basis to link budget deliberations to the trial. Read more »
He has supposedly outlasted presidents, watched over palace staff, and smoked cigars from a centuries-old balete tree. Meet Mr. Brown, the legendary kapre of Malacañang, and discover the stories behind the palace’s most famous ghost. Read more »
