Just after the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Science and Technology Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. has vowed for a more responsive and reliable department, under the current administration.
Year: 2025
Postponing Barangay Elections Makes Sense
President Marcos is expected to sign into law the bill postponing the Barangay and SK Elections, originally scheduled for December 1, 2025, to the first Monday of November 2026.
Goitia: “Hindi bastos si Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. Tumindig lang siya para ipaglaban ang bansang Pilipinas. Yan ang malinaw”
Para kay Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, malinaw ang mga salitang binitiwan na may paninindigan: wala kang dapat ikahiya kapag ipinaglalaban mo ay ang bayan.
Francisco backs Supreme Court ruling in Duterte impeachment case, slams House for “grave abuse of discretion”
Veteran constitutional litigator Atty. Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr., the petitioner in the landmark Francisco v. House of Representatives case, has come out in strong defense of the Supreme Court’s recent 13–0 decision halting the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Pag-IBIG Fund Net Income Jumps 15% to ₱28B in H1 2025, Highest in 45 Years
Pag-IBIG Fund reported double-digit year-on-year growth in its income for the first half of 2025, marking the highest earnings for the period in the agency’s 45-year history, top officials announced on Friday (August 01).
BOC nasabat ang PHP40.5M halaga ng misdeclared vape products mula China
Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang tatlong container na naglalaman ng maling deklaradong mga vape products at iba pang regulated na produkto na nagkakahalaga ng PHP40.5 milyon sa Manila International Container Port (MICP).
The Eraserheads to perform “Get This Love Thing Down” at Electric Fun Music Festival
MANILA, Philippines — OPM legends the Eraserheads are set to perform “Get This Love Thing Down” live at this year’s Eraserheads: Electric Fun Music Festival, happening on October 18, 2025, at SMDC Festival Grounds.
HIGIT P40M HALAGA NG MISDECLARED PRODUCTS NASABAT NG BOC
Kuha sa larawan ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Customs habang ipinapakita ang mga nasamsam ng mga tauhan ng (MICP-CIIS) Customs Intelligence Investigation Services sa pamumuno ni CIIS Chief Alvin Enciso, ang ilang mga kahon mula sa tatlong container na puno ng misdeclared vape products at iba pang regulated goods na nagkakahalaga ng PHP40.5 milyon…
Cayetano, gustong magkaroon ng ‘radical change’ ang basic education ng bansa
HINIMOK ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang 20th Congress na umaksyon para sa “radical change” sa basic education — kabilang sa K to 12 curriculum — upang tugunan ang matagal ng problemang bumabagabag sa sistema ng edukasyon sa bansa.
“Asia’s Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista and Indonesian Superstar Raisa Team Up in a Powerful Southeast Asian Collaboration of ‘Rainbow’”
Asia’s Romantic Balladeer, Christian Bautista, has dropped his long-awaited single, “Rainbow,” out today via his new record label, Sony Music Entertainment.
KAPIHAN SA MANILA BAY
Kuha sa larawan sina Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and Constitutional Commission (ConCom) Commissioner Christian Monsod, sa ginanap na Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum sa Cafe Adriatico Malate Manila hosted by The Philippine STAR Associate Editor Marichu Villanueva.
Kung kumplikado ang relasyon, wag i-post sa social media – PAOCC Dir. Gilbert Cruz
KUNG kayo ay nasa isang shaky o “it’s complicated” relationship at naghahanap ng bago, wag i-post sa social media.
Goitia: “ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Is Cleaning The House, Not Just Making Promises”
Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, a fierce defender of patriotism and clean governance, expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday calling it firm, honest, and long overdue.
Mahigpit na YAKAP ng Gobyerno upang ang Bayan ay Malayo sa Sakit: Mararamdaman na ng Bawat Pilipino
PhilHealth proudly launches its revitalized primary care benefit package, PhilHealth Yakap: Yaman ng Kalusugan Program — an initiative reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting every Filipino’s health and well-being in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision for a healthier nation.
Over 34,000 housing loan borrowers to benefit from moratorium
More than 34,000 housing loan borrowers affected by Tropical Storms Crising, Dante and Emong, and the southwest monsoon will benefit from the one-month moratorium on amortization payment granted by the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC).
PHILTOA Launches the 36th Philippine Travel Mart: Boosting the NextGen Tourism
Metro Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) proudly launched the 36th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) with an exclusive media event at The Peninsula Manila, setting the stage for the country’s most anticipated travel expo happening on September 5–7, 2025 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.
Pag-IBIG Fund rolls out special 3% loan rate under Expanded 4PH to make housing more affordable
Pag-IBIG Fund announced Friday, July 25, that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program.
Goitia: Kasunduang Marcos–Trump Isang Matalinong Diskarte, Hindi Pagsuko
“Hindi ito pagtalikod sa interes ng bansa. Hindi rin pagyuko sa dikta ng Amerika kundi maituturing na isang matalinong diskarte ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos sa isinagawang kasunduan ng kalakalan at seguridad sa pagitan nina United States President Donald Trump na hindi dapat kaagad husgahan.”
Pinoy workers to get better access, info on quality healthcare thru YAKAP
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on July 25 to bring quality primary health care closer to Filipino workers through the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP).
Pag-IBIG Fund Offers Housing Loan Moratorium in Calamity-Hit Areas, Heeds President Marcos’ Call to Extend Assistance
Pag-IBIG Fund has offered a one-month moratorium on housing loan payments to assist members affected by Severe Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, Emong and the Southwest Monsoon, as part of its continuing response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call to deliver swift and responsive relief to calamity-stricken members.
PhilHealth, Nagbigay ng Php 76.6 Milyong Piso para sa HIV Benefit Claims sa Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Quezon
Nagbigay ang Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ng Php 76.6 milyong piso sa Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Quezon bilang kabuuang benepisyo para sa mahigit tatlong libo o 3,086 na pasyenteng sumailalim sa Outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment (OHAT) Package na isinagawa sa kanilang PhilHealth-accredited HIV Treatment Hub mula noong Enero 1, 2024 hanggang Hulyo 18, 2025.
SOLON NAG-ABOT NG TULONG SA MAYNILA
Personal na dinala ni Senador Erwin Tulfo ang donation na 1,000 sako ng bigas at 7,000 piraso ng 7-litro na bottled water para sa mga taga-Maynila.
DPWH STEPS UP CONSTRUCTION AS SOUTHBOUND TUNNEL EXCAVATION OF DAVAO CITY BYPASS NEARS BREAKTHROUGH
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has intensified its construction at the twin-tube mountain tunnels of the 45.5-kilometer Davao City Bypass Construction Project, as excavation of the southbound tunnel nears its breakthrough phase.
Nelson S. Santos Appointed Chairman and Director for Media Affairs of PAPI
MANILA — The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) proudly announces the appointment of Nelson S. Santos as its new Chairman and Director for Media Affairs.
Young Cocoa and DEMI are a match made in heaven in new track “Cheap Thrills”
Rising Filipino artists Young Cocoa and DEMI have teamed up on their latest single, “Cheap Thrills,” a delightful track that captures the lighthearted rush of young romance.
Marinduque Cacao Fair 2025 inangat ang kalidad ng Tsokolate sa Isla, nagbigay pugay sa mga Chocolatiers, Panadero at Barista
Boac, Marinduque – Matagumpay na inangat ng Ani ng Duque Agriculture Cooperative katuwang ang Department of Trade Industry (DTI) Marinduque, Marinduque Cacao Council, at Balar Events Place ang kalidad ng cacao sampu ng iba pang komoditi sa isla kagaya ng uraro, prutas, mani, kape, kawayan at bilabila.
Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! 425 Yellow Bus Line workers in Koronadal receive P20 Rice
A total of 425 minimum wage earners from Yellow Bus Line, Inc. received affordable, well-milled rice under the second rollout of the Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! initiative of the Department of Labor and Employment Region XII, Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA), on July 22, 2025 in the City of Koronadal.
GOITIA BINANATAN ANG ONLINE BLOG NA IDINADAWIT SI FIRST LADY
Mariing kinondena ni Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, Chairman Emeritus ng apat na kilalang civic organizations, ang isang blog na lumutang kamakailan sa social media at nagsusubok umanong idawit si First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos ..
Pag-IBIG Fund Heeds PBBM’s Call, Mobilizes Calamity Loan for Members Affected by Typhoon Crising
Pag-IBIG Fund has mobilized its Calamity Loan Program to assist members affected by Typhoon Crising, in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to deliver immediate support to Filipinos in disaster-hit areas.
A PRAYER FOR ONE MORE PACQUIAO WIN
Tonight (as of this writing), at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao will defy age and the odds as he challenges Mario “El Azteca” Barrios for the WBC interim welterweight title.
