Budget deficit widens despite strong tax collections
The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
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The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
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Although Women’s Month was in March, its meaning doesn’t have to end with it. Beyond the flowers, tributes, and conversations, one of the most meaningful ways…
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House prosecutors have included a psychiatrist and former Davao City court sheriff Abe Andres among their witnesses in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday received the referral from the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seeking a…
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MORE Electric and Power Corp.'s (MORE Power) investment in modernizing Iloilo City's power distribution network helped cushion the impact of repeated power…
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An employee's absence from work alone is not enough to establish abandonment or justify dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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Former lawmaker Mike Defensor has filed a rejoinder before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to the cyber libel complaint filed against him by former…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to halt the implementation of more than P22 billion in Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) allocations to the Bangsamoro…
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The Supreme Court (SC) will release the results of the 2026 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE) on 1 July, following the tests administered on 24 and 27…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday expressed support for a thorough, evidence-based government review of violent video games, warning that…
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For Filipino seafarers Jericho Mifania and Juven Tupas, the toughest part of life at sea is not rough weather or long work hours. It is being away from home.
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He said the Tacloban shooting, involving 14- and 15-year-old students, exposed weaknesses in the current law.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has consolidated separate petitions questioning the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), including challenges…
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
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The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla, along with former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, to submit their…
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Vehicle sales rose nearly 24 percent in May from the previous month as demand improved across various segments, according to the Chamber of Automotive…
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