Legislators met with the state secretary to discuss the situation involving the Spanish construction firm Tapusa, which has left several projects unfinished in the Concepción Province. During this meeting, Minister Iván Poduje allegedly displayed noticeable agitation, leading to accusations of disrespect towards the attendees. Affected deputy Antonio Rivas is now considering legal action against him.

Following a new report by La Segunda, Senator Daniel Núñez (PC) has called on Security Minister Trinidad Steinert to clarify the situation, asserting that "organized crime and illicit economies must not infiltrate the State." The report indicates that the partnership did have activity, having submitted accounting records to the Internal Revenue Service in 2002, which contradicts Steinert's claim that it "never had any activity."

Through an official request, organizations have called for an "urgent" review by the comptroller, as the circular adds administrative criteria to classify when a child born in Chile is deemed a "child of a transient foreigner," potentially excluding them from Chilean nationality. Although the Civil Registry described it as an "operational update," the request warns it directly affects a fundamental right that cannot be regulated administratively, as it is legally reserved according to the Constitution.

The latest column by academic Hugo Herrera from the UDP, "The Chilean Left Between Fabianism and the Third World Inflection", attempts to position itself as a defense of concertacionism against the "moralizing drift" of the PC-FA axis. However, it ultimately uncovers a much deeper incoherence: it demands a developmental state that its own political option denies.

Through memories, photographs, and anecdotes, Chillán journalist Consuelo Ferrer Durán portrays the story of her late father Vicente, a historic worker at IANSA, engaging in a vital exercise of memory that revives the national industrial past from the specific experiences of families nurtured by the sugar industry. The book—published by Ediciones Overol—will be launched on Saturday, May 16, at 6:00 PM at the Hojalata Cultural Center, located at 18 de Septiembre 175, Chillán.

Senator Paulina Vodanovic has criticized President José Kast's economic tax reform, stating it lacks solid financial foundations and will not significantly increase state revenues in the near future.

This means that if the global population lived as Chileans do, we would require 2.9 Earths to support that lifestyle. "Chile has been overshooting its ecological budget before reaching mid-year for years, which is not just a statistical detail, but a warning sign that should mobilize society as a whole," warned WWF.

Chilean journalist Macarena Chahuán shared her harrowing experience of torture and abduction by Israeli forces in international waters, highlighting the brutality faced by herself and other activists during their humanitarian mission to Gaza.

In 1988, Luis Hermosilla stated he voted No for "personal dignity," social progress, and justice. Nearly four decades later, that declaration resurfaces as a stark contradiction amid the Audio Case and its alleged networks of payments, favors, and influences.

Lawyer Luis Hermosilla reappeared in court facing serious tax allegations, with the Internal Revenue Service claiming he caused a substantial fiscal loss exceeding $551 million due to repeated tax offenses.