
Gov’t budget deficit hits P1.26T in 11 months
Year-on-year, the deficit widened by 7.38 percent from P1.18 trillion in November 2024. The Treasury attributed the expansion mainly to higher government…
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Year-on-year, the deficit widened by 7.38 percent from P1.18 trillion in November 2024. The Treasury attributed the expansion mainly to higher government…
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We already had transparency. FoI. Seals. PDFs. Nobody read them because they were boring and useless. So now the genius move is to upload the same nonsense…
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‘The faster and continued single-digit year-on-year growth in OFW remittances is a bright spot for the overall economy as an important growth driver,…
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Cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $3.17 billion in October 2025, slightly up from September’s $3.12 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng…
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Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said both Houses of Congress aim to pass a 2026 National Budget that is free from insertions…
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecast for the Philippines.
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Fortinet researchers say the defining factor of cyber risk in 2026 will be throughput — how quickly intelligence can be weaponized.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go met with vice governors on 5 December at the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines’ year-end assembly in Pasay City, where…
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A 68-year-old American retiree was frugally living off her $38,000 annual pension and did not touch her savings, which she had reserved for emergencies.
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Sick cocooned ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, Austrian scientists have revealed.
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Why are Philippine officials essentially surrendering the sovereignty of the Philippines at no benefit to the Filipino people?
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The Philippines and Ukraine have something to offer each other, which will likely trigger China, currently bristling over any international support to remake…
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The Department of National Defense (DND) rejected claims that the pay hike for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) could be construed as a “bribe,”…
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The hopes and expectations are high for the Philippine women’s softball team when it tries to defend the gold medal in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in…
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A Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) data shows that Sarangani Representative Steve Solon obtained the largest share, averaging 2.76 billion…
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The world is changing fast. These changes can create new risks for our country.
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In economic terms, the 13th-month pay expands your budget line and allows the employed folks to spend a little extra — at least temporarily.
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Former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos defended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against allegations of illegal drug use, citing the President’s…
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