
US calls Philippines ‘model ally,’ pushes greater defense burden-sharing
The United States on Monday described the Philippines as a “model ally” as Washington reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its military presence in the…
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The United States on Monday described the Philippines as a “model ally” as Washington reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its military presence in the…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to maintain its tightening bias despite inflation easing for three consecutive months, according to Emilio Neri…
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A dispute over documents supporting allegations of irregular confidential-fund spending could slow the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, with…
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In a single decade, the confidential and intelligence funds of one office grew more than thirteenfold, without any corresponding national threat serious enough…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched an investigation into a text scam using the name of the Metropolitan Manila Development…
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Malacañang on Wednesday dismissed online claims that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa had been arrested, describing it as a diversionary tactic of allies of…
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Government rules governing the liquidation of confidential and intelligence funds neither explicitly allow nor prohibit the use of aliases in supporting…
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Government rules governing the liquidation of confidential and intelligence funds neither explicitly allow nor prohibit the use of aliases in supporting…
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Vice President Sara Duterte spent nearly P30 million in seven months in 2023 during her stint as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) to deter the…
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Lawyers for Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday cited a decades-old Commission on Audit (COA) circular to argue that the absence of receipts for some…
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A former Commission on Audit (COA) official acknowledged before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday that no government rule prohibited the Office of the…
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A state auditor testifying on the confidential funds told the Senate impeachment court on Monday that it was only under Vice President Sara Duterte’s watch…
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A former Commission on Audit (COA) official testified before the Senate impeachment court on Monday that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) charged ₱40…
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Hundreds of students, workers, patients and daily commuters have voiced frustration and hardship over a new city policy prohibiting…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s shift in rhetoric during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) may pose challenges to his administration’s fiscal…
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Pag-IBIG Fund has received an unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the 14th consecutive year, reaffirming the state-run home financing…
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As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares for his annual State of the Nation Address (SoNA), regional advocacy groups and business leaders across the country…
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The United States has imposed an additional 12.5 percent tariff on most Philippine exports after concluding that the country failed to adequately block imports…
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