More than two months after a mass illness at a Canggu hostel left a 25-year-old Chinese tourist dead and dozens hospitalized, the incident continues to raise alarming questions about the safety of Bali’s budget accommodation sector. Read more »
Secretary Sonny Angara’s push for stronger early childhood nutrition drives the Senate-approved 2026 education budget, which delivers the biggest expansion of DepEd’s School-Based Feeding Program and establishes universal daily feeding for all Kindergarten learners. Read more »
Lawmakers are urging the government to fully enforce the Sagip Saka Act (RA 11321) to tackle the persistent problem of agricultural wastage in the country. Read more »
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ruled that the P30-million donation received by Sen. Francis Escudero during the 2022 elections did not breach the Omnibus Election Code. Read more »
The Office of the Ombudsman has launched a formal investigation into three former undersecretaries for alleged money-laundering activities, the agency confirmed this week. Read more »
The Philippine Senate is advancing a bill to establish a non-partisan commission tasked with scrutinizing government infrastructure projects and ensuring greater transparency across all levels of public works. Read more »
