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Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 18:17:00 +0800

It’s a verbal showdown between former and current executive secretaries (ES) as incumbent ES Lucas Bersamin hits back at his predecessor, Vic Rodriguez, saying the latter "talks too much."

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 18:06:00 +0800

Environment Secretary Maria Yulo-Loyzaga is one of the first casualties of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s sweeping resignation orders, with current Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla set to take over the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).   

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 16:57:00 +0800

The Department of Foreign Affairs is set to have a new chief in veteran diplomat Tess Lazaro, while incumbent Secretary Enrique Manalo will be appointed as the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, replacing Antonio Lagdameo.  

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 16:31:00 +0800

Half of the 35-meter vessels will be built locally. 

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 15:40:00 +0800

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is keeping Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and his economic team following a surprise call for Cabinet officials to resign.

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 15:09:00 +0800

This is the second time that DepEd has been rattled by news of its secretary resigning or being replaced under the Marcos administration.

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 11:49:00 +0800

At least seven countries and Taiwan have condemned the China Coast Guard after it sideswiped and water-cannoned one of two Philippine fisheries vessels conducting research near Pag-asa Cay 2 (Sandy Cay) this week.

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 10:48:00 +0800

The Office of the Ombudsman has demanded Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia and the Department of Interior and Local Government to explain their failure to comply with a preventive suspension order issued last month.

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 09:33:00 +0800

A China Coast Guard vessel water cannoned and sideswiped a Philippine fisheries research vessel on Wednesday, May 21, endangering scientists aboard in what the government says is the first such action against a fisheries vessel near Pag-asa.

Credit to Author: Ian Laqui| Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 08:54:00 +0800

In a resolution dated May 13, the DOJ dismissed the malicious mischief and violation of domicile complaints filed by the detained former president against Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rommel Marbil, former Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos and several officials of the PNP due to lack of probable cause.