DOTC seals deal with Busan group for MRT-3 maintenance

Senator Legarda explains PhP1-B cut in 2016 national budget for RH services

MANILA—Senator Loren Legarda, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, defended on Friday the PhP1-billion cut in the Reproductive Health (RH) allocations in the PhP3.002-trillion national...

Poe to call ‘emergency’ Senate hearing on MRT

MANILA—Senator Grace Poe said on Friday she would call for an emergency hearing in the Senate following reports that the maintenance service provider of the Metro...

President Aquino cites ‘politics’ in reopening of Senate inquiry into Mamasapano incident

MANILA—President Benigno Aquino on Friday said politics played a major role in the reopening of the Senate inquiry into the Mamasapano incident that killed 44 Special...

‘No Plan B for BBL’ – Belmonte

MANILA – As the Congress resumes its session on January 19, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that The House of Representatives will do all their...

PHL says China raising tensions in WPS for conducting flight test in Manila-claimed reef

MANILA – The Philippines on Monday accused China of raising tensions anew in the West Philippine Sea for conducting a test flight over a Manila-claimed reef,...

Gov’t to spend PhP6.5B for rehab of roads in 73 provinces – DBM

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Sunday that the government has appropriated PhP6.5 billion in the 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA)...

SET asks SC to junk David’s petition vs. Sen. Grace Poe

MANILA—The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petition filed by Rizalito David against Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares over citizenship...

Palace exec says gov’t addressing Metro Manila traffic woes

MANILA – A Palace official on Monday said the government is determined in addressing the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila through several projects approved by...

DBM: 90% of agency budgets released Monday

MANILA – At least 90 percent of the 2016 appropriations of all departments and agencies of the National Government was released today, the first working day...