PHILIPPINE STAR/PAOLO ROMEROTHE House of Representatives minority bloc on Sunday backed a proposal to open bicameral conference meetings on the 2026 national budget to the public amid calls to make the deliberations more transparent. This would deter “last-minute” fund insertions, “closed-door

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the incineration of seized illegal drugs in Capas, Tarlac on June 25. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATENO TRACE of illegal drugs was found in the final residue of P9.4 billion worth of illegal drugs

VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte at the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget for the Office of the Vice President at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Adrian H. Halili,Reporter THE POTENTIAL junking of the impeachment

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANUS President Donald J. Trump’s proposed tax measure “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which will impose a 3.5% tax on remittances, could generate “negative repercussions” for undocumented and temporary Filipino migrants, an analyst said. “Given that increased spending

Manila court voids Guo’s mayorship - BusinessWorld Online DISMISSED Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JESSE BUSTOSA MANILA Regional Trial Court (RTC) ruled that

Public vehicles get fuel discounts - BusinessWorld Online A gas station attendant fills a tank with gas in Manila, June 23. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORSOME

Senator bats for flexible work - BusinessWorld Online REUTERSA PHILIPPINE Senator called for the government to enable better flexible work arrangements for younger workers. “The government

SSS charter amendments eyed - BusinessWorld Online SSS FACEBOOK PAGEA LAWMAKER on Sunday urged Congress to amend the state pension fund agency’s charter to allow

House assures funding for vets - BusinessWorld Online PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESTHE House of Representatives will ensure ample funding for clinics serving military veterans when

P20.4-M drugs seized in Zamboanga City - BusinessWorld Online COTABATO CITY — Plainclothes policemen seized P20.4 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from a dealer