As heavy monsoon rains continue to inundate the country, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for the development of a comprehensive national flood management plan and a full accounting of public funds allocated for flood control projects. In a statement on Monday, August 10, Pangilinan...
Top business group warned that public intimidation tactics threaten foreign direct investment, international trade, and tourism at a delicate moment for the country’s economic expansion. In a statement on Sunday, Aug. 9, six leading commercial associations rallied behind the Department of Foreign...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) urged energy regulators to overhaul electricity billing rules and tighten caps on system losses, warning that high power tariffs continue to erode the country’s economic competitiveness and deter foreign investments. In a set of recommendations...
Some people drift into our lives sans fanfare, yet end up leaving the biggest mark. They may not stay forever, but their presence comes at the right time, offering comfort, encouragement or simply the reassurance that someone is there when it matters most. It is this quiet kind of connection that...
Have you ever wondered where the phone, laptop, refrigerator, or charger you dispose of goes after you discard it? Some are brought to recycling centers, while others end up in landfills as electronic waste, or e-waste. Still others are transported from different parts of the world disguised as...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon revealed that the “rigorously” reviewed, record-high ₱7.2-trillion proposed national budget for 2027 has until mid-August to reach the Lower House. De Leon told reporters on the sidelines of the post-State of the Nation...
BANTARGEBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell. The 35-year-old widow has worked at the site on Jakarta’s eastern edge for two decades,...
Prominent business group Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is pushing for the creation of an independent public-private body to monitor the proposed Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub in New Clark City, as it expressed support for its development only if strong...
The lifting of the seven-year moratorium on new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-accredited information technology (IT) parks and IT centers in Metro Manila is expected to ease the shortage of PEZA-compliant office space in the capital region as well as attract more technology and business...
Government infrastructure spending shrank by almost 43 percent in the first five months of the year, as tightened governance protocols and stricter validation procedures delayed capital disbursements across major public works projects. According to the latest national government disbursement report...
Another $1-billion loan has been added to the World Bank’s financing pipeline for the Philippines, aimed at strengthening government disaster preparedness and response amid increasing climate as well as natural hazard risks. The World Bank disclosed in a July 22 program information document...
Government agencies’ spending efficiency weakened in the first half of 2026, with slower utilization of cash allocations leaving ₱84.3 billion in unused cash authority, largely due to lower fund utilization by the education and public works sectors. The latest Department of Budget and...
