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.

The High Court's Unconstitutional GAA Ruling and Presidential Accountability.

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.


Old EIA draws fresh scrutiny in Atimonan Coal Plant revival

Quezon politics, for decades, have always been dominated by a few political families.


BATTLE OF THE TITANS

The target date for opening the new airport terminal building has been moved so many times over the last four years that I cannot count them anymore. Every time a big boss from the national government comes to Tacloban Airport, they announce a new date; it's become funny. 


What’s in a date?

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.


6K ektarya sa Quezon, tuyo na

In an era where social media and online gaming dominate children's lives, mere warnings are insufficient. We need clear policies, strong safeguards, and accountability that digital platforms cannot evade.


Safe Kids Act: Protection, Not Promises 

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.


Quezon PPO secures land donation for new quarters

The recent meeting of the defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) provided another international stage for defense secretary
Gibo Teodoro to gloat on his newfound role as de facto architect of Philippine foreign policy.


Foreign policy:  BBM’s or Gibo’s turf?

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

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