According to Malacañang, the move aims to curb substandard works, strengthen procurement integrity, and restore public trust in government infrastructure delivery through stricter oversight and sanctions.
Election officials said holding the BARMM parliamentary polls on the original schedule is no longer legally and operationally feasible given the limited preparation window.
Sandro Marcos filed a bill imposing a “no work, no pay” rule for lawmakers, tying salaries to actual attendance and participation to curb absenteeism and strengthen accountability in Congress.
According to Malacañang, the move aims to curb substandard works, strengthen procurement integrity, and restore public trust in government infrastructure delivery through stricter oversight and sanctions.
President Marcos Jr. left for Cambodia to push forward stronger trade relations, security cooperation, and regional leadership ahead of the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship.
The flood-control scandal is not just about kickbacks but a defining test of whether President Marcos Jr. will shield allies or seize the chance to rebuild public trust in governance.
The flood-control scandal exposes not just explosive allegations of kickbacks but the deeper crisis of a Congress investigating itself while sitting squarely among the accused.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman assured tighter Executive–Legislative coordination during the bicameral conference on the proposed 2026 national budget.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. underscored the vital role of the civil service, urging government workers to embrace reforms for 21st-century challenges.
When a public official crosses the line between personal privacy and press freedom, the real test lies not in apologies but in accountability and how institutions choose to respond.
Congressional probes on flood control projects aren’t about justice but theater—where the same hands once tainted by plunder now pound the table in outrage, and the real flood drowning Filipinos is hypocrisy, not rain.