UPDATE: The committee report endorsed to the House plenary by the justice panel junking the two impeachment complaints versus President Bongbong Marcos has been transmitted to committee on rules during plenary on Monday, Feb. 9. | @Lois_Calderon
MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala broke into the top 40 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Eala officially climbed to world No. 40 on Monday just hours before kicking off her campaign at the Qatar Open in Doha. READ: Alex Eala set for first WTA 1000 test this year at Qatar Open The Filipino rising star will take on Czech teen qualifier Tereza Valentova in a round-of-64 match scheduled at 8:00 p.m. at Center Court. The 18-year-old Valentova barged into the main draw after a pair of tough wins over Australia’s Arina Rodionova on Friday and Germany’s Ella Seidel on Saturday. […]... Keep on reading: Alex Eala enters WTA rankings top 40 ahead of Qatar Open stint
MARCOS TO VISIT U.S. NEXT MONTH WATCH: President Bongbong Marcos will embark on a working visit to New York, USA on March 8–11 to attend the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women and deliver a speech at a special session of the UN General Assembly. This will be
HONTIVEROS ON RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: ‘I REMAIN OPEN, WILLING’ WATCH: Senator Risa Hontiveros says she is open to run for president or vice president in 2028 should the “united opposition” reach that consensus. Asked whether former Vice President and now Naga Mayor Leni Robredo
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine clergy members filed an impeachment complaint on Monday against Vice President Sara Duterte, the third to hit country’s second highest official in just over a week. The country’s House of Representatives impeached the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte a year ago only to see the Supreme Court throw the case […]... Keep on reading: Third impeachment rap filed by clergy members vs Philippine VP Duterte
It would be better if Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was convicted abroad for drug trafficking, personally seeks clemency from the President, Malacañang said. READ:
'BE CAREFUL, BE READY, ALWAYS BE ALERT' Actor Matteo Guidicelli shared images of his restaurant where a car accidentally rammed into it on Sunday. According to him, the driver of the SUV panicked and accidentally pressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes. No one was seriously
Japan switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch. A problem with a monitoring alarm in January forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in the Niigata region restarted at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said in a statement. The facility had been offline since Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a colossal earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown. But […]... Keep on reading: Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant again
ANNE CURTIS’ ACTION ERA RETURNS Netflix Philippines on Monday gave fans a first look at “BuyBust: The Undesirables”, featuring Anne Curtis reprising her role as Nina Manigan. In the teaser, she wakes up captive and surrounded by corrupt cops—who quickly discover they’re no
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Monday, Feb. 9, announced that the government health insurer is providing free hospital admission to its members in basic and ward accommodation under the zero-balance billing (ZBB) policy.
MANILA – Majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are in favor of the proposal to remove the travel tax imposed on Filipinos departing for abroad, House tourism committee vice chair, Palawan 3rd District Rep. Gil Acosta Jr., said on Saturday. Speaking at a news forum in Quezon City, Acosta said Congress is set to […]... Keep on reading: Majority of congressmen favor travel tax removal - Acosta
BALL IS IN THE CONGRESS' COURT After decades of stalled debate, advocates say the Philippines public anger over corruption and renewed pressure from Malacañang is opening a narrow window for long-stalled institutional reforms to curb political dynasties. Read:
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