Around 40 financial technology (fintech) companies are now phasing out one-time passwords (OTPs) in their security systems, as the financial industry races to meet the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) midyear deadline for adopting more advanced anti-fraud systems. Lito Villanueva, founding...
CEBU CITY – No one could stop Vice President Sara Duterte from becoming the country’s next president. Lawyer Salvador Panelo, a staunch Duterte supporter, boldly declared this during the launching of the Cebu Alliance for Duterte 2028 on Friday, March 13, in a hotel here. Panelo, chief...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), together with partners from the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA), conducted a series of engagements in Metro Manila to strengthen collaboration and advance climate resilience initiatives for vulnerable communities across the Philippines. A key highlight of...
President Marcos has expressed hope for United States President Donald Trump 's attendance in the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, hosted by the Philippines this year. Marcos conveyed his hope of welcoming Trump to Manila during his speech at the presentation of...
The alliance between the Philippines and the US remains significantly untouched despite observations that US President Donald Trump’s strategy is becoming more focused on the Western Hemisphere to advance his “America First” policy. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe”...
RL Commercial REIT Inc. will join the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), the nation’s 30-company benchmark, replacing Alliance Global Group Inc. as part of a semi-annual reshuffle of the local equity market’s gauges. The Philippine Stock Exchange announced the changes following review of...
A group on Monday, January 19, called on the national government to urgently double the education budget, unburden teachers of excessive administrative work, and overhaul the national curriculum to address what it described as a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools. The Alliance of...
The military partnership between the Philippines and the United States remains “ironclad” despite questions raised by some sectors about Washington’s recent actions in Venezuela and their possible implications in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on...
A group on Saturday, December 27, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to ensure the full and timely release of the P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to all eligible teachers and education workers before the end of 2025. In a...
A group of teachers has urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to release a P20,000 calamity aid to government workers, including public school teachers, affected by recent typhoons, flooding, and earthquakes. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, backed by the All...
A group of education workers stressed that the call for accountability in government must go beyond political favoritism, saying both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte should face formal investigations over corruption allegations. “The fight for accountability cannot...
Two of the country’s major teachers’ organizations have called on the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to provide stronger, more compassionate, and more direct financial assistance to government workers and educators severely affected by recent disasters, particularly Typhoons Tino...
