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Malacañang clarified last week that any move by fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co to surrender or cooperate with authorities now rests entirely with the Office of the Ombudsman, as the administration reiterated its hands-off stance on the probe into alleged anomalous flood control projects. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the government is willing to listen if Co’s statements could …

A bill seeking to substantially increase cash rewards for informants is expected to give a major boost to the enforcement capabilities of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC), as it aims to motivate the public to expose large-scale tax evasion and smuggling operations, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Thursday. Estrada, author of Senate Bill …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday rejected allegations that AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. violated the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Honor Code and received some ₱15 billion for supposed “ghost projects,” branding the claims as false and part of a continuing disinformation campaign against the military. In a statement, the AFP cautioned the public …

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto met with leaders of various local government leagues to reinforce coordination on the proper, timely, and accountable use of funds allocated under the 2026 national budget. In a statement last week, Recto said the dialogue was in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive “to truly make local government units (LGUs) not as mere recipients …

While impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte dominate headlines and political chatter, Filipinos risk missing a far larger and more consequential development beyond our shores. In an era of sharpening great-power rivalry, global flashpoints—real or emerging—have a way of reshaping priorities overnight. If the world’s attention is drawn to a crisis in the North …

The spectacle of accountability in the Philippines has become selective, theatrical and ultimately hollow. A former senator sits in jail. So does a wealthy, well-connected contractor, whose husband was detained in the Senate holding cell. These images are paraded as proof that no one is above the law. Yet, behind the carefully staged optics lies a more disturbing reality: the system …

LOVE FOR ALL​By Virginia Rodriguez When the First Lady stepped into Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, the visit quickly became more than a ceremonial tour. It turned into a moment of political reflection—an encounter with what purposeful, disciplined, and forward-looking leadership can achieve when vision is matched by execution. What greeted First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos was not infrastructure designed …

REALPOLITIKBy Benjie Alejandro When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. quipped, “Rumors of my death are highly exaggerated,” after being hospitalized, the remark carried humor but also a sobering truth: even the highest leader of the land is not exempt from fatigue, illness, and the need for rest. It was a reminder that beneath the title of “President,” there is still a …

By DIEGO C. CAGAHASTIAN and JONATHAN P. GESMUNDO The year 2025 was filled with exciting challenges for the Department of Transportation (DOTr), some of which were not of its own making. DOTr was inadvertently enmeshed in the spill-over of the flood control scandal that hit the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), a massive controversy involving past DPWH secretaries, undersecretaries, district engineers, and unit heads—in connivance with leaders of the House of Representatives, the Senate and Malacanang Palace.  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had to pull out then Transportation Secretary Vince …

The Credit Card Association of the Philippines  (CCAP) is not backing down on its desire to remove the cap on credit card rates, even as the group announced that it will follow up with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) the needed action on this request. CCAP Executive Director Alex Ilagan informed reporters this week that the association submitted a …