The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, September 30, exposed a massive network of illegal online gambling in the Philippines—revealing more than 1,000 unlicensed gambling websites and over 100 social media influencers promoting illicit operations. CICC’s Threat...
Majority of Filipinos who continue to “hustle” or take on extra work are more upbeat about their financial status despite heightened concern from rising prices and other economic factors, according to a survey by Chicago-based data firm Numerator. According to the 2025 Shopperscope report by...
The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program is under fire after data revealed that over 500,000 poor students have not received the much-needed college aid. The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has flagged significant gaps in the...
More than 24,000 public schools across the country have been impacted by Tropical Depression Dante and the southwest monsoon (habagat), according to the latest situation report from the Department of Education (DepEd). As of Wednesday, July 23, DepEd’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
The state of Philippine education in 2025 remains in critical condition, with learners continuing to bear the brunt of longstanding systemic issues. As education quality declines and learning gaps widen, the need for urgent and unified reforms to prevent further deterioration of the sector is more...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Tuesday morning, June 24, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, font-family: Gilroy; display: inline !important;>Phivolcs reported that...
Despite a challenging environment marked by the spread of disinformation and harmful content, the Manila Bulletin remains one of the most trusted media brands in the Philippines, based on the 2025 Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The report shows that 62...
All Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) have been ordered to strengthen their risk management procedures by integrating the screening of negative news reports—such as fraud, crime, and scandals involving customers—into their customer due diligence and...
Mall vacancy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year as foreign retail brands strive to capture the interest of a populace that still prefers shopping inside physical malls, according to a report by property advisory firm Colliers. In its first quarter Metro Manila retail report,...
Despite surging to ₱478.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025, the national government expects the full-year budget gap to stay within the ₱1.5 trillion target, citing expected non-tax revenues and a more balanced expenditure rollout in the coming months. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury...
The Marcos administration posted a ₱171.4-billion budget deficit in February 2025, as the government had spent more than it earned, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). February’s deficit reversed the over ₱68-billion seasonal surplus seen in the previous month. It was also higher...
Timor-Leste’s application to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in jeopardy, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 25. Remulla's statement was issued after Timor-Leste's Court of Appeals denied the Philippine government's plea to...
