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MANILA, Philippines — Security for President Marcos was at its highest level on Monday following a bomb explosion at midnight and the discovery of another explosive device that morning before his State of the Nation Address (Sona). Despite the tight security, the chief of the Philippine National Police said “something got past us” regarding the

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has pressed lawmakers to recalibrate the country’s income tax system by raising the minimum annual income subject to tax to P350,000, from the current P250,000. In his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, the President urged Congress to pass tax reform legislation that he said could benefit millions

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos on Monday urged Congress to immediately amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) by abolishing the system loss charges passed on to consumers, saying it is unfair to make the public pay for inefficiencies in the power sector. In his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), the President

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos on Monday urged members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) to remain “steadfast partners in nation-building” as the religious group marked its 112th anniversary. Marcos reaffirmed his support for the INC, which conducted earlier this month a three-day rally in support of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, then facing arrest for plunder

MANILA, Philippines — Seven out of 10 Filipino adults, or 72 percent, consider disinformation a big problem in the Philippines, with Facebook emerging as the top online news source (91 percent), according to the latest Pulse Asia Survey released on Monday. The survey conducted from June 28 to July 3 and on July 6 said

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Protesters, advocacy groups, fisherfolk and ordinary citizens across the country marked President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday with calls for government accountability, higher wages, environmental protection and stronger support for marginalized sectors. In Baguio City, militant youth artists erected and later destroyed an effigy of Uncle

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — An Indigenous rights activist here had been acquitted of terrorism financing charges after a court in Pangasinan ruled that prosecutors failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. In a June 23 resolution, Judge Crisma Vismanos-Nabua of the Urdaneta Regional Trial Court Branch 73 granted the demurrer to evidence filed by

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday challenged Sen. Panfilo Lacson to identify the specific infrastructure projects in Taguig that were allegedly anomalous, as he maintained there were no “ghost” projects in the city. “Which project is that? Which project are you referring to?” Cayetano said in an ambush interview ahead

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said she has no plans to watch or even read about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth state of the nation address (Sona) as she simply saw it as a “waste of time.” Duterte said this in a chance interview at The Hague, Netherlands, amid an ongoing

MANILA, Philippines — With President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s renewed push for nuclear energy during his penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, Senator Risa Hontiveros raised concerns over nuclear waste and dependence on imported materials while Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said it was time for the Philippines to explore the said