MANILA, Philippines — The Koalisyong Makabayan, an umbrella organization of different progressive groups, has maintained that the bicameral conference committee’s final version of the proposed 2026 ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto P92.5 billion worth of unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2026 budget is nothing but a “token gesture” intended to ...

The Makabayan bloc on Thursday questioned the P1 billion increase in allocations for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the Senate’s version of the proposed 2026 national budget. According ...

Following the signing of the bicameral conference committee report on the 2026 budget, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Mong Palatino says the claim of a corruption-free budget is "the ...

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since it assumed power in 2022, the Marcos administration started the year under a reenacted budget as no fresh spending bill was signed into law last December ...

MANILA, Philippines— The Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives has proposed a Magna Carta of Waste Workers to improve the welfare of waste workers. "Given their vital role and the challenges ...

Opposition lawmakers on Friday claimed that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is already at its "end" following the resignation of Commissioner Rossana Fajardo. House Deputy Minority ...

EVERY 30th of December, we solemnly commemorate the execution of José Rizal, who was shot by a Spanish firing squad in Bagumbayan in 1896. Wreaths are laid, speeches delivered, and familiar phrases ...

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of progressive groups in the House of Representatives sounded the alarm over a multibillion-peso surge in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the proposed ...

MANILA, Philippines — Barely months after its creation, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has been reduced to a single member following the resignation of two commissioners in ...

(From top counter-clockwise) Gerald Anderson, Bianca de Vera and Cup of Joe. Images: Instagram/@starmagicphils, @cupofjoemusic_ For some reason, 2025 turned out to be a year of growth, redirection and ...

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) marked a breakthrough in India’s civil aviation ecosystem as the Dhruv New Generation (NG) helicopter successfully undertook its ...