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From Alyansa loss to DOLE boss: Francis Tolentino reportedly set to replace Bienvenido Laguesma
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (194+ words) With the one-year ban on appointing candidates who lost in the 2025 elections now lifted, former senator Francis Tolentino is reportedly set to take over the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), replacing Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, Politiko learned. Earlier this…...
Marcos pays last respects to 2 PAF pilots killed in Tuba crash
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (113+ words) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday visited the wake of two Philippine Air Force personnel who were killed in an aircraft crash in Tuba, Benguet on May 20. Marcos went to the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City to extend his sympathies…...
'Hinulog niya': Mon Tulfo claims Rody Duterte threw man off Air Force chopper
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (263+ words) Veteran journalist Mon Tulfo has added a new layer to former President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial helicopter anecdote, recounting what he claimed was a private confession from Duterte that made the story appear less like political bravado and more like an…...
Akbayan criticizes SP Cayetano: "Karumaldumal isipin na may Senate President tayong kasabwat sa tokhang
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (157+ words) House Deputy Minority Leader and Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cenda'a took a swipe at Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano in social media posts over the weekend. "Karumaldumal isipin na may Senate President tayong kasabwat sa tokhang," Cenda'a said. In a…...
Hindi dahil impeachment: Zia Adiong says House committee leadership change a party decision
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (307+ words) House Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong denied that the removal of certain representatives from their committees was connected to the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. "The committee chairmanship it's allocated per party. Per…...
House bill seeks to protect farmlands, regulate land conversion in PH
17+ hour, 4+ min ago (316+ words) Camarines Sur Representatives Migz and Luigi Villafuerte said that all local government units (LGUs) are tasked to harmonize their respective land use plans with a science-based national framework, under the House of Representatives-approved National Land Use bill. The Villafuerte brothers,…...
Zia Adiong appeals to Ping Lacson not to resign: PH benefits from your competence, integrity
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (382+ words) House Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said the remarks of Sen. Panfilo Lacson reflect deep concern about the credibility of the Senate. Adiong made the statement after Lacson admitted that he had at one…...
Fighting fake news crucial in preserving sanctity of impeachment process - Zia Adiong
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (529+ words) Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said fighting fake news is crucial to protecting the sanctity of the impeachment process, a constitutional mechanism aimed at holding high government officials accountable. Adiong said the House prosecution panel expects coordinated online…...
Taiwan, China coast guards in standoff at top of South China Sea
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (358+ words) TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) " The Taiwanese and Chinese coast guards were engaged in a tense standoff for the second day near the strategically located Pratas islands at the top of the South China Sea, Taiwan's Coast Guard said on Sunday. China…...
Trump says Iran deal is 'largely negotiated', would reopen Strait of Hormuz
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (959+ words) By Asif Shahzad, Ryan Patrick Jones and Akanksha Khushi WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) " Washington and Iran have "largely negotiated" a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U. S. President Donald Trump said, as expectations…...