President Marcos has ordered an investigation on the report claiming that the sand from the Philippines ' coastal areas are used for some reclamation operations in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) Marcos said a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez is pulling all the stops for Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas by organizing a grand rally Thursday, May 8 in Tacloban City, Leyte with the aim of capturing three million Waray votes for the administration-backed senatorial slate. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats...
Remote and underserved tourist areas will soon gain improved access to banking services as the Department of Tourism (DOT) partners with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) for the nationwide deployment of ATM Go terminals. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and RCBC Deputy CEO and...
A drop in employment was recorded in the country in March this year, with the total number of employed individuals falling by 1.13 million to 48.02 million from 49.15 million the previous year, a decline the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) attributed to job losses in the government sector,...
Vice President Sara Duterte denied accusations that she’s been siding with China amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea involving the disputed territories. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) In an interview in Kidapawan City on...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I 've always believed that public procurement plays a pivotal role in shaping the socioeconomic landscape of nations. As governments balance innovation, fiscal discipline, and accountability, there is an increasing need for...
Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo Lacson has advised local government units (LGUs) to participate early in the national budget process to ensure funding for their local development projects. Lacson said this means LGUs will need to submit their development plans to the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the inflation rate plunge under the Marcos administration can 't be attributed to mere luck. This, as Romualdez welcomed on Tuesday, May 6 the continued slowdown of inflation, which was pegged at 1.4 percent in April. This was 0.4 percentage points lower...
Lanao del Sur del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has had enough of Vice President Sara Duterte 's vulgarity-ridden "shame campaign" against pro-administration congressmen and election candidates. “The Filipino people deserve leaders who inspire by example, not those who intimidate...
With very few campaign dates left, member of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate are holding on tightly to endorsements and their personal convictions in the mad dash to secure victories on May 12. Perhaps the microcosm of the administration-backed ticket had been best represented...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will file cases to 131 local government units (LGUs) for failing to establish an Electronic Business One-Stop Shop (e-BOSS) that aims to eradicate red tape and corruption in processing of public documents. ARTA Director General Ernesto Perez disclosed that they...
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon is set to sign a department order that would allow motorcycle taxi service companies to legally continue their operations while the industry awaits the passage of a law that would legalize their existence. Currently, there is no law that allows motorcycle taxis...
