LACSON QUESTIONS ₱1.9-TRILLION FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET AS SEVERE FLOODING PERSISTS
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called out the glaring disparity between multi-trillion-peso government allocations for flood mitigation and the relentless inundation…
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ELAGO WARNS OF HEAVY DEBT BURDEN AS 2027 DEBT SERVICE SET TO REACH ₱2.7 TRILLION
The Philippine government is projecting a ₱2.7-trillion debt service allocation in 2027 to settle principal amortization and interest on its…
LEGARDA EXTENDS MEDICAL LEAVE AMID OMBUDSMAN PROBE INTO SOLAR PROJECTS
Senator Loren Legarda has requested a three-day extension for her medical leave while facing an Office of the Ombudsman inquiry…
MONSOON DOWNPOURS SPARK SEVERE FLOODING ACROSS METRO MANILA AND NEARBY PROVINCES
Severe inundation reminiscent of Tropical Storm Ondoy’s 2009 deluge crippled Metro Manila and surrounding provinces on Monday, August 17, trapping…
HOUSE PROSECUTORS REJECT RUMORS OF POLITICAL TRADE-OFF IN VP SARA’S IMPEACHMENT CASE
House prosecutors handling Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial have dismissed rumors of a backroom deal with President Ferdinand Marcos…
TRUMP ORDERS SCALING BACK OF JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES WITH SOUTH KOREA
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has directed the Pentagon to significantly reduce upcoming joint military exercises with…