4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (346+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the Commission on Audit (COA)s findings on billions of pesos worth of expired and unutilized medicines and vaccines procured by the Department of Health (DOH) from…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (229+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Vietnamese President and Communist Party leader T" L'm arrived yesterday in the Philippines for a historic two-day visit that seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defense, maritime cooperation, food security and other key areas. L'm and his wife,…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (594+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano should consider stepping down for the good of the chamber, as his combative leadership style appears to be fueling a gridlock that threatens to render the Senate useless, former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (249+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Despite the prevalence of false information online, Filipinos continue to rely on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, as their primary source of news, a survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed. The May 3 to 7 survey, commissioned by the Stratbase…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (408+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Amid the furor over allowing virtual voting in the Senate, the importance of its bible of procedures, known as "The Rules of the Senate," has come to the fore. Debates about quorums, committees, and the rights of the…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago  (504+ words) MANILA, Philippines " United States defense chief Pete Hegseth praised the Philippines" external defense and military modernization, holding up Manila"s spending increase as part of Washington"s call for allies to carry more of the security burden in the Pacific....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (297+ words) On May 21, 2026, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum, sending shockwaves within the US and around the world, as it implies that people in the US should ordinarily leave and apply for their green cards at…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (326+ words) Last Tuesday, I personally sponsored the Right to Information Bill in plenary. This was the first bill I filed as a congressman, so you can imagine how proud I was to sponsor it on the floor and how thrilled I…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (402+ words) NOTE: This was written prior to the posting of bail by accused just this Friday. So many people upset. Just because DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla used an unfortunate turn of phrase when speaking about the impending arrest of Senator Jinggoy…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago  (251+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Petitioners from the book industry called on the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the 12 percent value added tax (VAT) imposed on digital books and other written and printed works published online, claiming it is against assurance of…...