Even as revenue-raising general tax amnesty and online gambling tax measures are being studied by the Marcos administration for enactment this year, Fitch Solutions’ unit BMI has maintained its forecast that the government will exceed its widened fiscal deficit of 5.5 percent of economic...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Aug. 11, called out the Discaya family after the discovery of their connection to multiple flood control projects disclosed by President Marcos in a press briefing in Malacañang. The President revealed major issues in the government’s flood control...
In places like Tawi-Tawi, an island Province in the Philippines, connectivity is more than a convenience; it is a lifeline. Globe Telecom is helping bridge the digital divide by championing sustainable connectivity and empowering communities in remote areas of the Philippines. At the...
Faced with the growing threat of destructive flooding in Metro Manila, President Marcos inspected the P57.7-billion Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP) Phase IV in Marikina City on Monday, Aug. 11. The President visited the construction site at the Marikina Bridge Under Loop...
To celebrate its diamond jubilee anniversary on August 9, the Singapore Embassy in Manila hosted a reception at Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global City on August 6. More than 1,000 guests from the government, business, diplomatic corps, NGOs, civil society, academia, and the media gathered to...
The Marcos administration is pushing for the exemption of the Philippines from the planned imposition of a 100 percent tariff threatened by United States (US) President Donald Trump on foreign-made semiconductors, cushioning the industry from a potential slowdown in investments. Special Assistant...
President Marcos insisted he was just stating facts when he talked about getting Filipinos out from Taiwan if conflict ensues, saying he was perplexed that China took it as him playing with fire. "I don’t know what they are talking about. Playing with fire? I was just stating facts. We do not...
Plans to rehabilitate the Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex are expected to make significant progress within the next three years. On the sidelines of the EJAP Economic Forum 2025, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto told reporters that the rehabilitation of the aging 1,001-megawatt (MW) Agus-Pulangi...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, Aug. 11, condemned China’s reckless maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that resulted in the collision of its two vessels while chasing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship. In a statement, the DND backed the PCG and called out China’s...
JERUSALEM, Israel—The Philippines ' recent vote in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) favoring a ceasefire in Gaza and President Marcos ' call for the entry of humanitarian assistance into the strip are only among the results of Israel 's continued war on Hamas, an Israeli official...
President Marcos has found "disturbing" statistics in the overall flood control projects in the country, including the distribution of 20 percent of projects nationwide to only 15 contractors. Marcos held a press conference on Monday morning, Aug.11, to reveal several key points of the ongoing...
FROM THE MARGINS In his July 2025 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. again highlighted the importance of agriculture in the country’s development. He promised increased production, more budget for agricultural programs, better infrastructure, and safeguards against...
