August 2024

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) criticized the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) outrageous claim that a Filipino can thrive on just ₱64 for three meals daily.

TUCP, in a statement Thursday, said the low poverty threshold is an insult to Filipino workers.

 “How can anyone expect families to survive on such a meager amount? It said this assertion is not just absurd; it’s a slap in the face to those struggling to make ends meet.

The 2024 Paris Olympics saw the birth of Carlos Yulo as the greatest Filipino Olympian. His story is inspirational and worth writing in a book for our children to read in future generations.

But this Summer Games produced another remarkable tale: Bianca Pagdanganan's fightback on the final day of the women's golf competition.

No, Pagdanganan didn't win a medal. She narrowly missed a podium finish, but her performance against the best golfers in the world on the sport's biggest stage is an inspiring story to tell.

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has announced the release of ASEAN Post commemorative stamps featuring the iconic “Manila Central Post Office Building” to mark the Joint Issue of the General ASEAN Post Office 2024.

The ASEAN POST stamp features the “General Post Office” building as the theme for 2024. Ten countries in the ASEAN Postal Region have introduced each façade of their main post office building, which symbolizes unity, integration, and cooperation among the ASEAN Post member states.

Vice President Sara Duterte topped the people's preference for the presidency in the 2028 elections, according to survey results from Oculum Research and Analytics.

Based on the survey conducted from June 25 to June 30, 2024, Vice President Duterte received a 25.4% voter preference, making her the "top presidential contender" in the survey.

Senator Raffy Tulfo ranked second in the survey with 18.5 percent, while 10.6 percent chose former vice president Leni Robredo.

Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he would only endorse candidates in the 2025 midterm elections whose primaryfocus is the well-being of the Filipino people.

The former president and current PDP-Laban chairman made this statement in a pre-recorded "Basta Dabawenyo" podcast on Monday with Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte after Senator Francis Tolentino resigned from the party over differences in foreign policy regarding the West Philippine Sea.

A political analyst called on government officials to practice what they preach in tackling the illegal drug crisis by embodying the values they advocate.

Marlon Villarin, a Political Science professor at the University of Santo Tomas, took to Facebook on Monday to challenge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and all legislators to embody the values they promote by leading by personal example to effectively combat illegal drugs.

All 11 Army infantry Divisions recently fell under the spell of corrupt forces as core members and a solon representative (whose name sounds like a classic movie involving a colossal ape) of a House leader, alongside two compromised PMA graduates belonging to the 70s era, infiltrated their ranks.

Indulging in extravagant feasts, golf outings, and opulent dinner gatherings, the corrupt visitors shamelessly dangled hefty sums of cash before their targets.

It does not take much to see that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is on a mission to destroy Davao City.

Refusing to come to terms with the city’s enviable reputation as the country’s safest city and Numbeo website’s second safest city in Southeast Asia with a 72.4 safety index, the present leadership has set about to destroy that image.

Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Wednesday said the Philippines continues to "starve, suffer, and sink" due to the actions of deceitful government officials under the Marcos administration.

In a statement titled “Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters,” posted on Facebook, Duterte said Filipinos deserve a government as they claimed that the current administration is poorly running the country.

A recent Social Weather Station (SWS) poll from June 23 to July 1 found that 51 percent of Filipinos see almost no benefit from President Marcos’ foreign visits.

Of that 51 percent, 34 percent of respondents believe the international trips had "little benefit," while 17 percent feel they had "almost no benefit at all."

Compared to a similar survey conducted in October 2022, the percentage of respondents who perceived little or almost no benefit from the President's foreign trips has risen from 30 percent to 14 percent, respectively.