Day: December 11, 2025

Manila: Residents of the City of Manila who are members of the vulnerable sector, particularly persons with disabilities (PWDs), numbering more than 56,000, will now begin to receive their monthly allowance. According to Philippines News Agency, in a video message posted on social media on Thursday, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno announced that the PHP1,000 monthly allowance for July and August is ready for release. “Starting Dec. 11, we will be releasing the PWD allowance. We are ready to give your allowance. That’s why we are updating our obligation,” he stated. A total of PHP55,898,000 has been released by the local

Manila: The Sandiganbayan has ordered the cancellation of the passport of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and formally declared him a fugitive from justice. According to Philippines News Agency, the anti-graft court issued an eight-page resolution on Dec. 10, instructing the Department of Foreign Affairs to immediately revoke Co’s Philippine passport. The court emphasized that Co’s deliberate refusal to submit to its lawful authority, unless his demands are met, demonstrates his clear intention to remain outside the court’s jurisdiction. The court further noted that Co left the country during ongoing investigations into alleged corruption in flood control projects,

Manila: ‘A good 2026 national budget and more time with family.’ These are President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s personal wishes as Christmas approaches. ‘I don’t know how specific you want to get, but for Christmas, [my wish is] that the legislature will provide us a good budget,’ Marcos said in the sixth episode of his podcast aired Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos will not certify the proposed 2026 national budget since Congress is expected to pass the spending plan on time, Malaca±ang said on Wednesday. Congress is scheduled to submit the enrolled copy of the 2026 General Appropriations

Mindanao: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to construct more farm-to-market roads (FMR) across Mindanao to boost the agricultural industry in the region. The department on Thursday said it is ready to fully take over the program’s implementation by 2026. According to Philippines News Agency, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. stated that the new roads will focus on ‘chronically underutilized’ food production areas. A proposed PHP2-billion road in Sultan Kudarat could open 32,000 to 35,000 hectares of farmland, while parts of Liguasan Marsh have up to 300,000 hectares of recoverable land. Tiu Laurel emphasized that these areas remain

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed optimism that his administration’s ongoing education reforms will continue even after his term ends. In the sixth episode of his podcast aired Thursday, Marcos emphasized the need to build more classrooms, boost support for teachers, and improve access to technology. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos hoped that the existing programs aimed at strengthening the education sector would be sustained by his successor, stressing that education should be treated as a right that future governments must preserve. ‘The education is one of those things that I hope we can get started in