The Supreme Court declared the 2024 and 2025 national budgets unconstitutional and voided parts of the 2026 unprogrammed appropriations rules. Malacañang will seek reconsideration. Read more »
Comelec has canceled the registration of 50 party-list groups, including Bayan Muna, Magdalo and Buhay, over participation and vote requirements ahead of the 2028 elections. Read more »
Sen. Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to consider a national state of calamity as El Niño farm damage and losses reached P8.57 billion, affecting over 288,000 farmers. Read more »
The Philippine Competition Commission fined six firms and their officers P1.76 billion over an illegal onion market allocation scheme, its largest penalty to date. Read more »
The heated council session ended with a long recess, a cut microphone, and a dispute over a P250-million versus P470-million waste plan. Read more »
The plan aims to bring manufacturing jobs outside Metro Cebu, but it is still only at the planning stage. Read more »
