Day: November 26, 2025

Bago city: Several national government agencies provided assistance to Negrenses through the ‘Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta, at Gamot Para sa Lahat’ (LAB For All) caravan at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City, Negros Occidental. According to Philippines News Agency, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who leads the ‘LAB For All’ project, attended the event, marking the end of outreach activities that began in the city’s rural barangays over the weekend. She shared personal connections to Bago City, noting that her father, Manuel ‘Manolet’ Ledesma Araneta Jr., had cherished memories of the area. In light of recent

Manila: The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Wednesday that a total of 15,097 police officers will be deployed to ensure security during the “Trillion Peso March” anti-corruption rallies on November 30. According to Philippines News Agency, the deployment will include 8,805 personnel from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and 6,292 personnel from the Special Action Force and Police Regional Offices of Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Cordillera Administrative Region. This extensive deployment includes 973 police officers stationed at the People Power Monument and 893 officers at the nearby Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Shrine. Additional police

Manila: Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday urged the government to continue infrastructure rollout to boost the economy and create more jobs. In a news release, Ejercito emphasized the importance of maintaining infrastructure spending, despite the ongoing flood control corruption scandal. According to Philippines News Agency, Ejercito highlighted a significant drop in infrastructure spending, citing data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The figures show a 43 percent decline, from PHP137.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024 to PHP78.7 billion in the same period this year. He stressed the necessity of keeping infrastructure projects on track

Manila: Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the immediate processing of payments to landowners for the right-of-way (ROW) acquisition related to the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). According to Philippines News Agency, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to speed up the land acquisition for the MRP. As of now, 3,291 or 92 percent of the Notice of Taking (NOT) have been served out of the 3,548 parcels located in Davao, Panabo, Tagum, Carmen, Santa Cruz, and Digos. Additionally, 1,105 Offers to Buy (OTB) have been accepted, and 381 landowners have signed a deed

Manila: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday dismissed as baseless the allegations of former lawmaker Zaldy Co, accusing the Marcos administration of covering up supposed anomalies involving First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and her relatives in the agriculture sector. Tiu Laurel described Co’s claims, aired through a video post, as ‘total baloney,’ noting that the only accurate point raised was the government’s move to lower rice import tariffs. According to Philippines News Agency, Tiu Laurel stated, “Total baloney. A script na pwede pang-netflix. Ang totoo lang na sinabi niya is pinag-usapan naming ibaba ang (It’s a script fit for