Day: November 15, 2025

Manila: Malaca±ang on Saturday dismissed the allegations of resigned Ako Bicol party-list congressman Zaldy Co that PHP100 billion were inserted into the 2025 national budget. In a video statement, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro called Co’s claims inconsistent and misleading. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro stated that Co’s two-part video is an admission that he manipulated the budget. ‘Ang mga binitawan ni Zaldy Co ay isang kasinungalingan, propaganda. Mas lumalaki ang kasalanan ni Zaldy Co sa bayan (What Zaldy Co said is a lie, propaganda. Zaldy Co’s wrongdoing against the nation has only grown),’ Castro said. She further elaborated,

Catanduanes: The Department of Health (DOH) has delivered PHP 1.7 million worth of health supplies to Catanduanes, one of the provinces hardest hit by Super Typhoon Uwan. The shipment, which includes hygiene and breastfeeding kits, water containers, purification tablets, and medicines, was received by the Catanduanes Provincial Health Office on November 13, coinciding with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s visit to the area. According to Philippines News Agency, the items were aimed at addressing the immediate health needs identified through assessments by the DOH-Bicol Center for Health Development and the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Cluster. In addition to