Malacañang withholds SALNs, FOI releases

Right now’s headlines: Malacañang, 2025 funds, Mayon Volcano

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Malacañang withholds the discharge of SALNs and different paperwork requested via the Freedom of Data system resulting from a overview of the Folks’s FOI Guide. The palace information workplace says in a letter to Rappler on Tuesday, January 6, all FOI-requested paperwork shall be held pending the completion of the overview.

Performing Govt Secretary Ralph Recto says accountability for the 2025 funds could be as much as the Workplace of the Ombudsman to analyze. This, amid elevated scrutiny about the way it was crafted and the way disbursements had been made.

Albay province’s Mayon Volcano is raised to Alert Stage 3 on Tuesday, January 6 lower than every week after being positioned underneath Alert Stage 2 on New 12 months’s Day.

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleads not responsible on Monday, January 5, to narcotics fees. This, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial assault of the Venezuelan capital that rattled world leaders.

Philippine sports activities tourism takes the highlight once more because the nation hosts a qualifying occasion for the 2026 World Surf League Longboard Tour. High longboard surfers from all over the world will compete within the La Union Worldwide Professional from January 20 to 24 at Urbiztondo Seaside in San Juan, La Union. — Rappler.com