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 »
Sen. Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to consider a national state of calamity as El Niño farm damage and losses reached P8.57 billion, affecting over 288,000 farmers. Read more »
Since March, tourists flying to three Palawan destinations have had to travel to Clark first, a trip that can take up to 10 hours during floods. Read more »
More than 16 million Filipinos in former conflict-affected communities have benefited from P44.9 billion worth of government development projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Read more »
Minimum wage earners in Metro Cebu now get P582 a day, while those in other covered areas get P542. Read more »
A Kalinga elder presented the province’s centuries-old peace-pact system at an ASEAN peace education conference, and Malaysia wants to study it up close. Read more »
