Food, school expenses, a doctor's visit and the time spent looking after a child all belong in a conversation about support. The Supreme Court announced on November 6 that it had approved guidelines to make child-support computations more consistent. The existing Family Code…
Read storyGood evening. The jail bureau is investigating why Martin Romualdez was allowed a personal aide in his cell. Drought assistance continues in farming communities, government and agency support follows a Filipino seafarer's death in a tanker explosion, and the United States has…
Read storyPersons with disabilities are being asked to register under a new nationwide identification system. SPOT.ph reports that this includes people who still hold valid PWD IDs. The change brings local records into a central database, introduces a standard ID, and changes how cards…
Read storyGood evening. The jail bureau is investigating why Martin Romualdez was allowed a personal aide in his cell. Drought assistance continues in farming communities, government and agency support follows a Filipino seafarer's death in a tanker explosion, and the United States has…
Read the latest edition →Browse previous editionsMore children would qualify for feeding programmes under the proposed National Children’s Nutrition Act. The Senate and House have agreed on a reconciled version, according to EDCOM 2’s November 7 announcement. The proposal would replace Republic Act 11037, the country’s…
Read storyOmbudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla named Juan Luna Blog during a November 6 briefing about allegedly misleading social media posts. His remarks concerned the blog’s coverage of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s case and came alongside an announcement of planned…
Read storyFive Things · November 6, 2026 · Evening An extra ₱30,000 would go a long way in December. But government employees should check what their own agency can actually pay before putting that amount in the household budget. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued this…
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IS ASIA PREPARING FOR WAR?
I received an email from Ms. Lorna, 65 years old, retired, at taga-Angono, Rizal. Ang tanong niya, naghahanda na ba ang Asia para sa giyera? At kung magkaroon nga ng giyera, ano ang mga warning signs na dapat nating bantayan? Posible bang madamay ang Pilipinas?
Read story ↗There’s a budget insertion in your district, and you don’t know about it?
Someone told me in the comments, “Your guess is as good as mine.”
Read story ↗Does the budget follow need or political power?
A district should not have to elect the president’s son or cousin to get the roads, bridges and flood protection it needs. People pay taxes regardless of whom their congressman knows.
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