The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is banking on more than ₱100 billion in revenue from intensified tax enforcement this year, lifting a two-month freeze on audits as the government moves to plug a fiscal gap left by the disappointing 2025 performance. Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go...
A week after securing funding to settle the incentives under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, the government is keen to find a solution to revive the budget for another automotive incentive program. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said the government is now discussing...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has welcomed the approval of the country’s first nationwide digital connectivity master plan, saying it will provide clearer direction to reforms under the Konektadong Pinoy Act. Cayetano made the statement after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had...
Malacañang is letting the process take its course after the two impeachment complaints filed against President Marcos have already been referred to the House Committee on Justice. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro on Tuesday, Jan. 27, made the pronouncement...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, ordered the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of the roll-on/roll off (RORO) vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank off Basilan, as a full-blown investigation was launched while search and...
The Philippines stands to gain significant economic, tourism, and investment benefits as it hosts the 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum 2026 (ATF 2026) in Cebu City on Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Department of Tourism said. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco. said...
Does Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco want to be the new "meow-meow" in the House of Representatives? Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. posed this question on Tuesday, Jan. 27 even as he assailed his House colleagues for his alleged repeated, unsubstantiated claims...
The House of Representatives on Monday, Jan.26 initiated the impeachment proceedings against President Marcos. This developed after plenary referred two impeachment complaints against the President to the Committee on Justice. Here are answers to some questions that you might have in mind: Q. Is...
Will a 25-year-old millennial today see the Philippines become a high-income country by the time they turn 40 in 2040—or at least during the decade between 2040 and 2050? If our gross domestic product (GDP) grows at an average of six percent, the historical performance over the last 15 years...
Senator Robinhood Padilla called out a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official 's use of caricatures of Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating that disrespect toward a foreign leader invites a similar response. During the plenary session on Monday, Jan. 26, Padilla criticized what he described...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has admitted that the issue on the anti-politcal dynasty bill affects him personally. But that doesn 't mean that he would turn his back on the clamor for such law. Instead, Dy urged his congressman-colleagues in his speech during plenary session Monday,...
The House of Representatives--dominated by President Marcos ' allies--has officially initiated impeachment proceedings against the Chief Executive. This, after the House referred to the Committee on Justice on Monday night, Jan. 26 the two verified and endorsed impeachment complaint filed...
