Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the Marcos government 's hiring of 16,000 new teachers will ease the extreme workload of teachers in public schools as well as mitigate the problem of overcrowded classrooms “Praise God for this good news for the public schools under...
Private schools across the Philippines have rallied behind Sonny Angara, expressing strong support for his continued tenure as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). The backing comes after President Marcos requested courtesy resignations from all Cabinet members. READ: ...
San Juan City Police chief Col. Deodennis Marmol on Monday, May 26, denied claims of a robbery and stabbing incident at a Chinese restaurant inside Greenhills Mall -- allegations that had gone viral on social media. According to a social media post, robbers allegedly attacked the Greenhills Mall...
The courtesy resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. will not affect the operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a ranking military official disclosed. The AFP is a professional organization that will continue to fulfill its mandate to...
The banner headline of the Manila Bulletin on May 21, 2025—“Brace for Carmaggedon”—may have sounded apocalyptic, but its deeper message is one of urgent transformation. Metro Manila is bracing for major traffic disruptions as several overlapping infrastructure projects accelerate in...
PEACE BY PEACE On January 2024, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) created the International Private Partnership Office (IPPO) by expanding the mandate of the International Cooperation and Partnership Office (ICPO). This move recognizes the...
Stock investors are expected to take cues from the release of a slew of data this week, which includes the Philippines’ budget and trade balance numbers as well as US gross domestic product and jobless claims. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said upcoming...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) has expressed support for the government’s plan to rehabilitate Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare, emphasizing that it should be done the “right way” to avoid economic disruptions and inconvenience to motorists due to resulting heavy traffic....
State-backed Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) will provide strong support, including a prospective recommendation to President Marcos, for a 25-year extension of the concession agreement for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), allowing it to continue managing...
The Makati Business Club (MBC), one of the country’s most prominent business organizations, expressed confidence that the Philippines will reach upper-middle-income country status by next year and achieve high-income status in the long term through strategic reforms that would spur economic...
Why did the Marcos administration seemingly sideline one of its steadiest-performing agencies – the Department of Energy (DOE)? Consider the ₱3.7 trillion worth of renewable energy (RE) investments just recently reported by the Board of Investments. Was this a misjudged piece of advice to the...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said that further cuts in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) may happen next year as the central bank looks to ramp up its liquidity management and make the yield curve more reliable. “It might be for next year. We are trying to...
