Operative Fact Is Not a Blanket Clearance

The Supreme Court's ruling declaring the 2024 and 2025 General Appropriations Acts (GAA) unconstitutional, and voiding parts of the 2026 GAA, is no blanket clearance for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. The Court ruled on specific budget provisions, not personal liability, and the operative fact doctrine absolves no one.

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The hottest controversy to hit the local media this week is the escalation of the conflict not between the Philippines and Chinese vessels over the Spratlys in the South China Sea, but between defense secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro and the Chinese Embassy in Manila, headed by Ambassador Jin Quan.


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Long a center for the Philippines' automotive industry - a distinction that has earned the province the appellation "Detroit of the Philippines" - Laguna province is positioning itself to become a leader in the production of electric vehicles in the country.



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"Stagflation" - that was the word an economist used to describe the future of our economy.


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For decades, Santa Rosa City has led the way in the transformation of Laguna from a predominantly-agricultural province to one of the largest industrial hubs outside Metro Manila.

PH's first hyperscale data center opens in Santa Rosa City

Congressmen in Laguna province are now in defensive mode.

The reason is understandable. Some legislators, past and present, have been implicated in the massive flood-control scandal involving billions of pesos in public funds allegedly diverted through fictitious, overpriced, substandard, or unnecessary projects.


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One indication that the Philippine society is exasperated and desensitized in the face of the highly toxic state of local politics and the economy is when the business community talks as one in urging the government to do what is right, and immediately.

The business community speaks

Question: What major airport development project in the country holds the record for the longest completion time?


The airport that never gets finished

As part of honoring the contributions of the Filipino worker last Labor Day, May 1, the Social Security System (SSS) said it has rolled out enhanced and expanded programs for its members.

Enhanced programs for SSS members

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Old EIA draws fresh scrutiny in Atimonan Coal Plant revival

Quezon for Environment (QUEEN) and the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) groups are calling for a new environmental assessment of the proposed 1,200-megawatt (MW) Atimonan coal-fired power plant, questioning whether its decade-old study adequately reflects current environmental conditions.


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Quezon PPO secures land donation for new quarters

The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) has formally received a 30,205-square-meter property donation while also advancing plans to establish a new provincial headquarters in Tayabas City.


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Halos 6,800 ektarya ng mga lupang pansakahan sa Quezon ang iniulat na apektado ng tuyong kondisyon na kaugnay ng El Niño, habang apat na bayan sa lalawigan ang nagdeklara na ng state of calamity dahil sa epekto ng naturang phenomenon.


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