2026 budget oozes with political lard: Marcos urged not to rush approval
In the House of Representatives, pork swelled to almost double the National Expenditure Program.
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In the House of Representatives, pork swelled to almost double the National Expenditure Program.
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BAGUIO CITY — As 2025 draws to a close, the news landscape of the Cordillera Administrative Region stands as a testament to a year of transition, defined by…
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‘A complex set of weather systems involving the interaction of multiple cyclonic systems and an intensified monsoon under La Niña conditions created a…
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A major indicator of lack of investor confidence is the drop of investor visits to the Philippines. ‘Where once two to three investors would visit the…
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BAGUIO CITY — An official autopsy has determined that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Estama Cabral died…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging the youth to register for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled on 2 November 2026.
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The Supreme Court has dismissed an election overspending case against a former mayoral candidate, ruling that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) violated…
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Auto sales in November dipped to 37,352, or 6.7 percent lower than the 40,014 sold the previous month, as indicated in a report of industry groups Chamber of…
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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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The 2024 figures not only reinforce Cebu’s lead, but also highlight the growing gap between highly urbanized provinces and those with more limited resources.
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The external debt — or the obligations owed by Philippine residents to non-residents — grew by 6.8 percent year-on-year, reaching $149.09 billion as of…
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SANTIAGO (AFP) — Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast scoring a thumping…
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‘Sharif Osman Hadi will be flown to Singapore for better treatment.’
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External debt — obligations owed by Philippine residents to non-residents — grew by 6.8 percent year-on-year, reaching $149.09 billion as of end-September…
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Shell Lubricants has again been named the world’s biggest seller of finished lubricants, holding the top spot for the 19th straight year, based on the latest…
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The sharp year-on-year drop, from $3.68 billion surplus in Q3 2024 to only $273 million in this year’s Q3 — while still showing net inflows, suggests…
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Pinuna ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang Department of Health (DOH) matapos matuklasan ang mga expired at malapit nang mag-expire na gamot na nagkakahalaga ng…
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Tegucigalpa (AFP) — Honduran right-wing presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla made allegations of electoral corruption on Monday after a stalled ballot…
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