A group of education workers on Friday, January 30, blamed corruption and patronage politics for the country’s worsening classroom shortage. In a statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) warned that the backlog—now at 166,000 classrooms and projected to reach 230,000 by...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday, Jan. 30, bounced and recovered most of the previous day’s losses as the lower economic growth rate may lead to another policy rate cut. The main index jumped by 105.61 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 6,328.97. Banks surged, while miners...
A historic P1.3-trillion education budget is driving sweeping reforms across the Department of Education (DepEd) this year—empowering programs from expanded school feeding and classroom support to accelerated teacher promotions and higher pay under the administration’s push to strengthen basic...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and local partners, on Friday, January 30, launched a simultaneous nationwide relief distribution to assist...
Local stocks climbed for the second consecutive session as a strengthening peso and a narrowing trade gap bolstered investor confidence ahead of key economic growth data. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 48.88 points, or 0.78 percent, to finish at 6,355.78 on Wednesday, Jan. 28....
The number of Chinese vessels operating in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) increased slightly last week as verbal spat between Filipino and Chinese officials continued, spilling tensions in the contested waters into the diplomatic arena. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that 55 Chinese...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri lauded the Senate’s third reading approval of Senate Bill No. 1513, or the Comprehensive Lupus Prevention Act. Zubiri said that the landmark measure seeks to create a national program for the prevention, monitoring, and treatment of Systemic...
Top diplomats from all Southeast Asian countries will sit down for talks over the South China Sea issue, the political developments in Myanmar, and the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, among other concerns, on Thursday, Jan. 29, as the Philippines is hosting this year 's annual meet for the...
The Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 27, suggested studying the possibility of recommending to the President to declare a Chinese Embassy official persona non grata, following a new social media post undermining Philippine senators. This is amid a Senate resolution signed by several senators condemning...
Equities snapped a multi-day losing streak Tuesday, Jan. 27, as investors swooped in to pick up beaten-down shares following an upgraded growth outlook from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and resilient export data. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 33.03 points, or 0.53 percent,...
Alex Eala’s dream debut on home soil is off to a winning start—and she’s not ready to stop just yet. With another big crowd expected to rally behind her, the Filipina ace eyes a quarterfinal berth at the WTA 125 Philippine Women’s Open at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Wednesday, Jan....
Senator Robinhood Padilla called out a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official 's use of caricatures of Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating that disrespect toward a foreign leader invites a similar response. During the plenary session on Monday, Jan. 26, Padilla criticized what he described...
