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GSIS widens emergency loan aid to 318K members in 16 calamity areas

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has expanded its emergency loan assistance to nearly PHP8 billion, covering 317,721 members and pensioners in 16 areas affected by re... Read More


India emerges as possible Mindanao Railway funding partner

Manila, Sept. 18 -- India has emerged as a potential financing partner for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project as the government widens its search for foreign support to revive the planned rail ... Read More


DFA seeks additional P512.5-M for cybersecurity, buildings, staff

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asked the Senate to consider PHP512.5 million in additional funding for cybersecurity, buildings, employee health insurance and Asia-Pacific... Read More


DOTr projects 5M daily passengers once major rail lines open

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects the country's major railway lines to eventually carry as many as 5 million passengers daily, putting mass transit at the center of i... Read More


NIA sees wider irrigable area, higher 2028 funding needs

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is preparing to adopt a significantly larger estimate of the country's potentially irrigable land, a change that could reset its develo... Read More


Hontiveros asks Senate to resume anti-dynasty bill debates

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The anti-political dynasty drive placed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on the government's priority legislative agenda in December 2025 has gained fresh momentum after the Su... Read More


Online gaming platform open to PH legal rep under child safety bill

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Online gaming platform Roblox is open to appointing a representative in the Philippines who can directly receive subpoenas and other lawful government orders, a setup being propose... Read More


PH revives oil, gas basin survey after 4 decades

Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Philippines is returning to large-scale government-funded mapping of its oil and gas basins after about four decades, betting nearly PHP2.8 billion on new geophysical data to l... Read More


Panganiban: Trial participation essential to final impeachment vote

Manila, Sept. 16 -- Senator-judges must personally engage with the evidence in an impeachment trial before exercising the power to decide an official's fate, retired chief justice Artemio Panganiban t... Read More


Impeach court issues show-cause orders over sub judice comments

Manila, Sept. 16 -- The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday put its stricter sub judice policy to its first announced enforcement test, issuing show-cause orders to certain members of the House pros... Read More