Following a successful 2025 edition in Phuket, Thailand, the ASEAN Battery Technology Conference (ABTC) has moved to Malaysia, bringing together policymakers, manufacturers, researchers, investors, media and industry leaders from across ASEAN and beyond. Hosted by NMB (NanoMalaysia Berhad) at the...
There was a time early in the Marcos administration when the Philippine economy appeared to have recovered its stride. Coming out of the pandemic, growth was vigorous. But the trajectory since then tells a much less reassuring story. By the second quarter of 2026, gross domestic product (GDP)...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is now running about two to three days behind its original schedule as weather-related cancellations and lengthy witness testimonies continue to eat into the 31 days allotted for the prosecution 's presentation of Article I of the...
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) has extended a ₱155-billion bilateral term loan facility to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) while onboarding the state-run power firm to its digital payment platform. Landbank, acting as sole lender and arranger,...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Tuesday admitted that he failed to question former lawmaker Michael "Mikee" Romero about the military decorations on his uniform during the Commission on Appointments ' (CA) confirmation of 38 military officers last week. Lacson said he only realized the need...
Several senators condemned the shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School campus in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City, on Tuesday, August 18, that left two students dead, including the teenage gunman. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for a thorough investigation into the...
The 2027 national budget comes at an awkward moment: growth is slowing, borrowing costs are rising, and the next election is close enough to concentrate political minds. For lawmakers seeking office in 2028, the 2027 budget matters most. The question is simple but consequential: can Congress resist...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE This is the motto of the University of the Philippines that all iskolar ng bayan takes to heart upon entering the country’s leading educational institution. Being recognized for embodying these ideals is definitely icing on the cake for any UP alumnus. Never did I imagine in...
The Senate will suspend its impeachment trial and plenary session on Tuesday, August 18, as heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon, or Habagat, are expected to affect parts of Luzon. In an advisory issued Monday night, Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug Jr. said Senate...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it was reviewing its rules on the conferment of military awards and the wearing of honorary badges and insignia by reservists following questions raised over the decorations worn by a former lawmaker turned military reservist. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina...
Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a 20 percent discount on mobile prepaid load, postpaid plans, and mobile internet packages for all enrolled Filipino students amid the repeated shift to online classes due to severe weather. Under Senate Bill No. 2275, or the proposed “Student Load Discount...
President Ferdinand E. Marcos was elected to a second term in November 1969, at a time when student activism was gaining momentum around the world. The Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, which had emerged in 1964 in opposition to university policies restricting...
