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Unemployment spike expected due to Middle East oil crisis - Palace
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (201+ words) The slowdown in employment last May was expected due to the fuel crisis that came with the Middle East conflict, Malaca'ang said on Wednesday as it assured that it is expanding interventions to curb the impact of unemployment. This was…...
Balik serbisyo: Ex-DILG chief Abalos tapped as Marcos' new Cabinet secretary
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (258+ words) In a strategic move to bolster his inner circle, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has resurrected a previously abolished post to bring former Interior Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. back into the executive branch, this time as Cabinet secretary. The appointment…...
Palace draws the line: Marcos supports Senate, but not beyond the law
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (175+ words) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. supports the decisions of the Senate majority that are within the bounds of the law because he recognizes the separation of powers between co-equal branches of the government, Malaca'ang said on Wednesday. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary…...
Sick leave from jail? Marcoleta down with mild pneumonia, unfit to travel
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (162+ words) Senator Rodante Marcoleta has been diagnosed with mild pneumonia on top of fluctuating high blood pressure, rendering him unfit to travel or be transferred, the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital disclosed on Wednesday, July 8. The findings were confirmed following…...
Marcos reappoints Nesauro Firme to JBC, names Philip Lo as Visayas presidential aide
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (256+ words) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed lawyer and law professor Nesauro Firme as a regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council representing the academe for another four years. Firme, who will take his oath before Marcos on Wednesday afternoon,…...
P140 B from state firms: Marcos says GOCC funds can enhance gov't services without raising taxes
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (238+ words) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday reminded government-owned and -controlled corporations to observe fiscal discipline as they remitted P140 billion in dividends to the national government. In his speech during the 2026 GOCC Day in Malaca'ang, the President said the remittances are…...
Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (603+ words) U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the highest-profile backer of Graham Platner in Washington, urged the Maine Democratic Senate nominee on Tuesday to withdraw from the race following a sexual assault allegation Platner has denied. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats,…...
VP's defense team 3 D strategy: Drama, Delay, Derail " Rep. Co
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (365+ words) A progressive lawmaker and prosecution spokesperson has accused the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte of deploying a "3 D strategy" designed to shield their client from accountability. Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co unmasked the alleged plot following an avalanche…...
Marcoleta off the hook, but donors aren't? Comelec chief explains legal twist
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (319+ words) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may still pursue criminal charges against the campaign donors of Senator Rodante Marcoleta over allegedly undeclared campaign contributions, even if the poll body can no longer prosecute the senator himself, Comelec Chair George Garcia said....
DFA investigates protest incident during Marcos visit to Canada
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (224+ words) By ROY C. MABASA Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro has ordered an inquiry into an incident in Vancouver last week in which a senior communications official accompanying President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said she was harassed by protesters during the president's…...