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The head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has apologized over the failed pilot launch of the online registration for the national identification (ID) system. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua on Monday, May 3, took full responsibility for the...

The extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and nearly provinces will push more than 100,000 additional Filipinos into poverty as these stringent lockdowns are seen take a heavier toll on the economy, jobs and household income. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III and...

It appeared laughable at first. The one-meter physical distancing enforced in public transport would soon be “minimized” from 0.75 meters to 0.5 meters to ultimately, 0.3 meters after a few weeks. Should I now bring a tape measure aside from a face mask and face shield? The government, however,...

It is a program filled with good intentions, but are we and our provinces ready? Out of the many proposals to survive the coming new normal, balik probinsya , translated literally as “return to the provinces,” was one of the solutions presented to finally decongest Metro Manila. It seemed like...