ALTHOUGH the implementation of projects funded with official development assistance (ODA) improved slightly last year, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) said majority of ...

Trial Chamber III has rejected a request to allow portions of opening statements in Tagalog during the upcoming trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, ruling that proceedings must be ...

Nearly three in 10 Filipinos struggle every day to afford basic necessities such as food, household bills and transportation, ...

BANKS whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered.

LEGISLATORS have expressed optimism for lasting peace and economic growth in southern Philippines following the historic convening of the first elected Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ...

FINANCING for socialized housing under the government’s “Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino“ (4PH) program jumped by 173 percent in 2026, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban ...

A SIMPLE denial will no longer suffice. Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team must explain how she and her husband accumulated their wealth and account for alleged discrepancies between their ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) is studying additional tax measures to plug revenue leakages and boost government revenues, including a review of the de minimis import threshold and excise tax on ...

The United States said it is moving to deepen military coordination with the Philippines, with U.S. Ambassador Lee Lipton ...

GULF Arab states fear another US-Israeli attack on a better-prepared Iran could unleash an even more destructive war across the region, leaving them to pick up the pieces. “We find ourselves drawn ...

The United Arab Emirates’ presidential adviser said Sunday that his country hopes a diplomatic breakthrough in Qatar-led mediations is possible to avert a new round of confrontation between the US and ...

Vince Dizon’s first day back at the Department of Transportation was loud. Cameras trailed him through bus terminals in Sampaloc and along Edsa Malibay, where he found cramped waiting areas, no ...