Long-standing promotion backlogs affecting generations of public school teachers are now being addressed following the implementation of the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) for Teachers, a reform that the Department of Education (DepEd) said is correcting structural delays in career advancement...
Poor households are expected to benefit from the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) move to streamline developers’ tax exemption applications for socialized and economic housing projects. In a Dec. 22 statement, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go expressed his support for the...
ILOILO CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) awarded the 3rd Infantry Division and 301st Infantry Brigade for dismantling the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay Island. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to the Joint Task Force (JT) Spear of the 3rd ID...
The Philippines is likely to end 2025 with a nine-year-low, below-target inflation rate, even as annual price increases would rise in 2026 before gradually stabilizing around the midpoint of the government’s target range by 2027, driven by lingering supply pressures, according to Moody’s...
The children of the late Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop has publicly revealed what caused the death of their family patriarch. A statement released by Acop 's office on Monday, Dec. 22 conveyed the thoughts of the late congressman 's children Philip, Reena, and Karla. "It is...
The House of Representatives has once again amended its legislative calendar in the first regular session of the 20th Congress to accommodate the new timelne of the signing of the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2026. During the morning plenary...
JONES, Isabela – The remains of Maryan Pascual Esteban, the lone Filipino fatality in the fire that broke out in Tai Po, Hong Kong on Nov. 26, was brought home to Barangay Santa Isabel, this town, on Sunday. The airplane carrying Esteban’s remains touched down on the runway of the Tuguegarao...
Shopwise proudly announces the successful relaunch of its newly improved Shopwise Commonwealth, which reopened its doors on December 15, 2025—perfectly timed for the festive holiday season. This marks a major milestone in Shopwise’s commitment to elevating modern grocery shopping in Quezon...
The Philippines’ external debt service burden fell more than 21 percent in the first nine months of the year, providing some relief to the national balance sheet even as total foreign obligations climbed to a fresh record. Preliminary data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed...
For what it’s worth, Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s energy policy remains a benchmark for sustainability and reliability. Had the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) not been shelved by the Aquino administration, Filipinos would likely have enjoyed cheaper electricity rates from that...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go said the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) should prioritize the energy sector to lower electricity costs and stimulate industrial growth even if power projects offer limited direct hiring. Go told reporters last week that the energy sector, while it does not...
Although she was impeached by the House of Representatives last Feb. 5, Vice President Sara Duterte did not let that hamper her office’s social services, extending as much assistance as she can to Filipinos while also keeping political issues at bay. And Duterte also said she was well aware that...
