The Philippines forged a stronger partnership with Lithuania to counter “common threats”, particularly in the West Philippine Sea and Baltic Sea. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held a bilateral meeting with Lithuanian Minister for National Defense Dovilė...
The Senate is open to proposals seeking to enhance transparency of the budget process by opening the bicameral deliberations to the public. Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. said the bicameral conference is a joint undertaking of the Senate and the House of Representatives, so both chambers have...
President Marcos has underscored the importance of science-based farming as he led the awarding of this year 's Gawad Saka national winners and announced the rollout of 16 mobile soil laboratories across all regions. In his remarks during the presentation of the 50th Gawad Saka national...
The e-Government Philippines, otherwise known as the eGovPH Super App, has enabled more than 13 million Filipinos to access government services seamlessly, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). With the aim of creating a one-stop shop for government...
Rallyists calling for good governance tried to breach a phalanx of policemen and barricades, forcing the Manila Police District (MPD) to close both lanes of Recto Avenue on Monday morning, June 30. The groups attempted to march toward Mendiola but were blocked by the police. The program began at...
Outgoing Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel on Monday, June 30, hit back at Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro after telling the group to come up with suggestions instead of calling out President Marcos over soaring oil prices. ' 'Ma 'am, ginawa na po 'yan (We...
Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has suggested a move that could provide a shot in the arm to President Marcos ' ' 'Build Better More ' ' infrastructure development program. In a statement over the weekend, Salceda proposed that the Marcos...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s recent directives to improve the K–12 system bring much-needed focus to long-standing challenges in Philippine basic education. The call for “more classrooms, less administrative work for teachers” speaks to an essential recalibration—focusing national...
PEACE BY PEACE In my previous column, I shared my learnings from Dr. Albert Pierce, the founding director of the Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics at US Naval Academy, when I spoke with him at the National Defense University in Washington, DC in 2006. During my discussions with...
(First of 2 parts) Halfway through his six-year term, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s economic agenda is viewed as a bright spot by the country’s most influential business groups, which cite his strong leadership in driving economic growth and keeping inflation at bay. Marcos,...
The national government’s planned borrowings for the third quarter of 2025 were reduced by ₱45 billion to ₱690 billion from ₱735 billion in the previous quarter, with a major downscaling in the sales of long-term debt securities. Signed by National Treasurer Sharon Almanza, two separate...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is awaiting policy updates from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to reassess the transition of coal power facilities to renewable energy (RE). Speaking at the Media Kapihan on Energy Investment in the Philippines last week, Energy...
