The interagency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has allowed registered business enterprises (RBEs) in economic zones and freeports to temporarily adopt work-from-home (WFH) arrangements of up to 90 percent of their workforce, following the declaration of a national energy emergency. In a...
Mags Cue, Miss Universe Philippines Vice President for Global and National Search, isn’t staying quiet — and she’s not backing down either. The pageant powerhouse finally spoke out after her son, pageant king John Andre, was thrust into the spotlight as one of the latest victims of a leaked...
Senator Pia Cayetano cautioned on Thursday, April 9 the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over its policy allowing higher education institutions (HEIs) to shift to online classes a 100 percent amid the fuel and energy crisis. Cayetano made the statement after CHEd issued the new guidance...
The Philippines’ energy rationing measures, including a shortened four-day workweek for some government offices, are disproportionately hitting low-income households, raising risks of stagflation and potential social unrest, according to think tank Oxford Economics. In a report on Thursday, April...
The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) is urging the country’s biggest brands to prioritize authenticity and purpose over algorithmic efficiency as artificial intelligence fundamentally reshapes the domestic marketing landscape. Yasmin Mallari, the newly elected PANA...
The Marcos Jr. administration’s chief economic manager assured on Tuesday, April 7, that the Philippine government has enough resources to tackle the oil crisis head-on, given an improving fiscal position with rising revenues coupled with prudent spending on public goods and services. “Our...
House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong says "consequences" must be meted out to individuals who deliberately spread false information about the ongoing national energy emergency. Adiong, in a statement Monday, April 6, reckoned that those who exploit the...
Government subsidies to state-run firms fell sharply in January as the sharp withdrawal of support for rice and irrigation agencies outweighed increased spending on small-business credit and healthcare. Subsidies to government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) dropped 23.4 percent to ₱3.4...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
For the very first time, the Philippines will host WAN-IFRA Digital Media Asia (DMA), Asia-Pacific’s most influential gathering of news media leaders, innovators, and disruptors at the Manila Hotel on April 27-29, 2026. Now in its 18th year, DMA has become the defining event for digital...
The Supreme Court (SC) will hold starting Tuesday, April 7, oral arguments on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. The arguments will start at 9:30 a.m. at the SC’s full court...
Speculation is growing that Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift and National Football League (NFL) star Travis Kelce could be tying the knot in Rhode Island this summer. According to the Providence Journal, citing US Weekly, the couple has reportedly scaled back the guest list to around 150 people,...
