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1 month ago | 
philstar.com | Jose Rodel Clapano |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday clarified that President Marcos won’t literally sit at bicameral conference committee deliberations on the 2026 budget, but is watching over the process to ensure that the spending measure would be in line with his administration’s priorities. Last Tuesday, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Marcos is closely monitoring the process for next year’s national budget and is even ready to sit at the bicam if necessary.
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1 month ago | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 1.2 million passengers availed themselves of free rides across three rail lines in Metro Manila on the first day of President Marcos’ “libreng sakay” program as part of Labor Day celebration. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the figure was an “all-time high” libreng sakay ridership across the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 as well as the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2.
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2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Michael Punongbayan |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has sent face masks, hygiene kits and food packs to victims of the eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon. As of yesterday, up to 14,830 families composed of 74,209 people had been affected by the calamity. Of the figure, 19 families composed of 61 people are staying in two evacuation centers. The OCD-Bicol said it is mobilizing support and resources to address the needs of the people who are reeling from ashfall.
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2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Jose Rodel Clapano |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos is leaving it up to law enforcement agencies to probe the allegation that former presidential spokesman Harry Roque was behind the spread of a manipulated video that made it appear that Marcos was using cocaine.
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Mar 15, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Jose Rodel Clapano |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — The subsistence allowance of soldiers will be more than doubled, as President Marcos issued an executive order (EO) raising the benefit from P150 to P350.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Janvic Mateo |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — The arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte has fueled a surge of false information on social media, with thousands of Filipino online users falling victim to fake statements, unverified reports and misleading content. Many of the false claims monitored by The STAR involve quote cards with false statements attributed to prominent figures such as US President Donald Trump.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Louella Desiderio |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — The impact of the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte on investor sentiment is still too early to tell, according to business leaders who vow to remain focused on efforts – in partnership with the government – to encourage investments into the country. Lawmakers also shrugged off concerns that the development would lead to political instability. “What happened, to be honest, is unexpected.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Mayen Jaymalin |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — Holding parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) separately from the midterm polls in May will require P2.5 billion in additional funding, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said yesterday. “And because it’s separate elections, it will be like special elections requiring separate logistics, teachers and ballots,” Garcia said.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Janvic Mateo |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights advocates are urging the Marcos administration to fast track its “long overdue” plan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Philippine Coalition for the ICC (PCICC), a group pushing for the country’s return to the international tribunal, stressed the need to immediately deliver justice to the victims of the previous administration’s war against illegal drugs.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte are likely not to prosper in the 19th Congress due to lack of support from members of the House of Representatives. House secretary general Reginald Velasco said that at present, only six House members have signified their support for the three impeachment complaints separately filed against Duterte by Akbayan, Makabayan and a group of lawyers and priests.
