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 »
Beyond its reputation for witchcraft, Siquijor preserves traditional healing practices, medicinal plant knowledge and spiritual traditions documented by researchers. Read more »
Sen. Mark Villar is pushing for mandatory free health maintenance organization (HMO) coverage to ensure that public servants can also access healthcare when they need it. 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 »
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says the price spikes look like “abuse of market” and has asked regulators to step in. Read more »
