Contracts and agreements under ABS-CBN--including employee or talent engagements and blocktime memoranda with other stations--will be scrutinized by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises after it ordered various government agencies to submit position papers and relevant documents on issues...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic team is adopting a sober yet aggressive posture on the Philippines ' macroeconomic outlook, mobilizing a state-led fiscal catch-up program to counter stalling growth and stubborn inflation. Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon told reporters on the...
One of the most remarkable things about “Fête de la Musique” is how little it asks of its audience. No ticket. No dress code. No membership. No invitation. Everyone is invited to simply show up. For more than three decades in the Philippines, that simple premise has helped transform what began...
The first time I encountered the name Volter John was in the context of a message from Ryan Cayabyab. I had watched Ryan’s latest "MaestroClass" concert series in mid-May and asked our National Artist for help in arranging an interview with one of his guest artists that evening, Gigi de Lana....
SDSN Philippines is a network of universities, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations that contribute to the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is the Philippine chapter of the world’s largest knowledge network for the SDGs. SDSN Philippines currently does not...
NEW YORK (AP) — If there’s ever been a terrifying screen villain, it’s got to be Max Cady. He’s the sadistic, unhinged former inmate bent on getting revenge against the lawyer who put him away in “Cape Fear.” Robert Mitchum played Cady in 1962 and Robert De Niro portrayed him in a...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the Marcos Jr. administration will review all maintenance and other operating expense (MOOE) items, which could include trimming funding for subsidies and confidential funds as the government faces limited fiscal space....
Ranking House of Representatives members view as a positive development the latest upheaval at the Senate--which has led to the installation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Acting Senate President. Leading Gatchalian 's well-wishers in the lower chamber was none other than House Speaker...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has completed its first ship-to-ship helicopter resupply mission with a United States Coast Guard vessel in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS). Captain Marie Angelica Sisican, director of the PN public affairs office, said the...
A surge in the number of Chinese vessels monitored around Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) raised fresh concerns as defense and military officials said the national government is verifying reports of a possible structure or equipment spotted in the...
The streets of the lakeside town of Binangonan, Rizal came alive with color, music, and devotion as local youth gathered to mark the culmination of Flores de Mayo -- a cherished, centuries-old Filipino Catholic tradition honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. Young girls and teenagers from across the...
The government’s economic managers are recalibrating key economic assumptions amid evolving global and domestic developments, Malacañang said on Monday, June 1. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) recently met...
