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Civilian agencies face cutoff from confidential funds in 2027 budget

Manila, Sept. 1 -- Civilian government agencies may no longer receive confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed 2027 national budget as the Senate moves to restrict such allocations... Read More


Senate eyes parallel plenary, budget hearings amid impeachment trial

Manila, Sept. 1 -- The Senate is considering holding simultaneous plenary sessions and budget hearings to keep deliberations on the proposed PHP7.2-trillion 2027 national budget on track despite the o... Read More


Escudero bars communication-capable devices during impeachment trial

Manila, Sept. 1 -- A viral artificial intelligence or AI-generated image falsely showing an impeachment witness wearing an earpiece has prompted the Senate impeachment court to tighten safeguards agai... Read More


Arrest, search powers for Ombudsman sought in Senate

Manila, Sept. 1 -- The Office of the Ombudsman may soon have its own law enforcement arm capable of making arrests and conducting searches and seizures under a measure filed in the Senate. Senator Pa... Read More


Tulfo traces OVP audit replies via VP Sara's desk

Manila, Aug. 26 -- Vice President Sara Duterte reviewed and approved Office of the Vice President (OVP) responses to Commission on Audit (COA) findings on confidential funds before they were signed an... Read More


Coconut Palace puts Filipino tropical architecture back in spotlight

Manila, Aug. 26 -- Coconut lumber, shells, roots, and fibers once again take center stage as the Coconut Palace offers visitors a closer look at National Artist Francisco "Bobby" Manosa's distinctive ... Read More


Banks given 7 days to submit VP records to impeachment court

Manila, Aug. 26 -- Concerned banking and financial institutions have until Sept. 2 to turn over peso-denominated records involving Vice President Sara Duterte, her husband Manases Carpio and 20 entiti... Read More


Impeachment court keeps year-end target, leaves trial sched flexible

Manila, Aug. 25 -- The Senate impeachment court may adjust how and when it holds hearings once the chamber's budget calendar is fixed, even as Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Tuesday th... Read More


Fajarda testimony reset after Senate doctors validate stroke

Manila, Aug. 25 -- Former Department of Education (DepEd) Special Disbursing Officer Edward Fajarda is set to take the witness stand on Sept. 7 after the Senate's medical bureau independently confirme... Read More


Harsh penalties eyed vs socmed platforms over harmful online content

Manila, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday raised the possibility of imposing stiff penalties on social media platforms that repeatedly fail to keep violent and graphic material involving children... Read More