The Philippines has maintained its position at 52nd place out of 67 economies in the 2024 World Competitiveness report, mirroring its ranking from the previous year. Positioned 13th among Asia-Pacific nations and 5th among ASEAN countries, the Philippines has shown resilience in the midst of...
While more Philippine universities were included in the recent world rankings, President Marcos expressed disappointment over the non-ranking of any Philippine university in the top 100 Asia University Rankings. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) The results, he said, calls...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 21, warned local chief executives not to hire public school teachers based on favors and patronage, where one gets hired based on political and family ties. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the 2023 General Assembly of the...
United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's much-anticipated meeting with President-elect Bongbong Marcos will take place later today, Thursday, June 9. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (left) and President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) This was...
Malacañang has welcomed the country's improvement in the Covid-19 Recovery Index reported by Tokyo-based business publication, Nikkei. "The country’s improved performance, described as “the best” by the Tokyo-based business publication, reaffirms the effective recalibration of strategies of...
Despite falling several places in the ranking, Malacañang pointed out that the Philippines is not red-tagged in Reporters Without Borders's (RSF's) 2022 world press freedom index. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this...
Malacañang has urged financial and media company Bloomberg to look at a country's economic growth when measuring resilience as this was supposedly the best indicator of resilience amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from The Cabinet Secretariat...
The government must address issues in its national vaccination program such as brand preference, vaccine hesitancy, access to vaccines in far-flung areas, lack of manpower, and other logistical problems, senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said on Thursday, Dec. 2. Human rights...
A total of 15 universities in the country was listed among the best higher education institutions (HEI) in Asia in the 2022 university rankings of global higher education think-tank Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). An additional university made the cut this year, compared to last year's turnout of 14....
The spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 31, said the administration should not be critical of the Bloomberg COVID Resilience Ranking of the best and worst places to be amid the pandemic. (Vice Presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez/Facebook) The Philippines remained at...
Vice President Leni Robredo said she was "saddened" but not surprised by the Philippine's low ranking in the latest World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, especially with was she has seen under the Duterte administration. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Scenes along the street going to the densely-populated area of Baranagy 23C in Davao City, a village that was previously placed under 14-day lockdown. (Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the data used in Nikkei's COVID-19 Recovery Index was when the country was...
