
Jinggoy seeks 50 percent cut on OFW remittance fee
Recognizing that overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) remittances are a key driver of economic growth, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a measure seeking to slash…
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Recognizing that overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) remittances are a key driver of economic growth, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a measure seeking to slash…
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Lopez family-led Rockwell Land Corp. is set to tap the local bond market for the first time in 13 years after securing the highest possible credit rating for…
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Trump insists Washington needs the mineral-rich, semi-autonomous territory for national security reasons, arguing that Denmark is unable to protect Greenland…
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that average headline inflation for 2025 settled at 1.7 percent, well below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
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We now have to grapple with the self-inflicted specter of investors’ perception of widespread corruption in the government bureaucracy.
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‘If the kidnapping of a head of state and the bombing are tolerated, the message sent to the world is a devastating one, that is, mainly that law is optional…
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Corruption issues plaguing the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. dragged down the Philippine economy in 2025, with annual gross domestic…
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The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHEd) attention was called on the more than P647 million in unliquidated funds under its Merit Scholarship Program.
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In an increasingly competitive region, the Philippines cannot afford to let unresolved scandals define its investment narrative.
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All Filipinos in Venezuela are safe amid tensions in the South American country, the Philippine Embassy in Colombia said on Monday, 5 January.
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His relentless pursuit of modernization across diverse sectors — ranging from energy and banking to food and infrastructure — reflects not just corporate…
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Central Luzon’s development roadmap just got a major boost, with the Regional Development Council (RDC) approving a total of 7,498 programs and projects (PAPs)…
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As the country enters 2026, President Bongbong Marcos Jr. has repeatedly described Philippine foreign policy as balanced and independent — friendly with all,…
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Announced in December 2025 and formalized by definitive agreements signed shortly thereafter, the deal saw GIP acquire a 40 percent stake in Aboitiz…
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However, the BoI, the premier investment promotion arm of the Department of Trade and Industry, failed to hit its target for 2025 of P1.75 trillion.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, 4 January, said it is closely monitoring developments in Venezuela following the capture of President…
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The total number of road crash injuries recorded by the Department of Health (DoH) from 21 December to 2 January reached 1,113, the agency said.
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Rape cases posted the largest reduction at 22.68 percent, decreasing from 9,910 cases in 2024 to 7,662 in 2025.
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