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Romualdez resigns to allow full accountability, transparency

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday resigned as House Speaker, saying he was doing so to allow full accountability and transparency in the wake of contr... Read More


Isabela lawmaker Faustino Dy III is new House Speaker

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III was formally elected on Wednesday as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, garnering 253 votes, 28 abstentions, and zer... Read More


DSWD reaffirms support to repatriated OFWs

Manila, Sept. 16 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is reaffirming its commitment to support repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), ensuring that no one is left behind f... Read More


DSWD joins 'Handog ng Pangulo' service caravan

MANILA, Sept. 12 -- Various initiatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be brought closer to Filipinos across the country as part of government services that will be fe... Read More


Lawmaker seeks accelerated shift to gov't digital payments

Manila, Sept. 11 -- Camarines Sur 5th District Rep. Miguel Luis Villafuerte is pushing for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 3646, or the Promotion of Digital Payments Act, to institutionalize and ac... Read More


DSWD's 2026 budget to sustain services for vulnerable Filipinos

Manila, Sept. 10 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday presented the agency's priority programs before members of the House of Representatives as... Read More


'Liars,' Pasig mayor says of Discayas in House hearing

Manila, Sept. 9 -- Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday described the controversial Discaya family as "habitual liars." "Marami nga po tayong na-obserbahan na (We have observed a lot of things that... Read More


Discaya clears Romualdez on flood project payoffs

Manila, Sept. 9 -- Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya, owner of construction firms currently under scrutiny for ghost flood control projects, categorically told lawmakers that he never had any direct transacti... Read More


LPA develops into tropical depression, affects Northern Luzon

Manila, Sept. 6 -- The low-pressure area off Northern Luzon has developed into Tropical Depression Lannie, the weather bureau said Saturday. As of 5:15 a.m., the center of Lannie was estimated at 315... Read More


House won't tolerate corruption, will ensure full accountability

Manila, Sept. 5 -- House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday said the strong statement made by the business community and civil society calling for an end to corruption in government echoes t... Read More