
Stagflation has landed
The labor market compounds the misery. The unemployment rate rose from 4.4 percent in December 2025 to 5 percent in March 2026, while core inflation climbed to…
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The labor market compounds the misery. The unemployment rate rose from 4.4 percent in December 2025 to 5 percent in March 2026, while core inflation climbed to…
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House leaders have filed a bill that would require social media platforms to adopt stricter child safety measures, including age verification, parental…
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‘The partnership with Archeda reflects a shared commitment to help shape the future of climate action in the Philippines.’
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SM Prime Holdings Inc. is betting that the country’s appetite for live experiences is only getting bigger, expanding beyond Metro Manila with the opening of…
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The tragedy of Philippine corruption is not that it is new. It is that it is familiar. Yet so, too, is the country’s capacity to recover. If corruption has…
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Global low-code and no-code platform provider Kissflow is strengthening its push in the Philippines as businesses accelerate digital transformation efforts and…
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The billionaire becomes the symbol. The employees become the footnote.
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The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product…
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A bill filed in the House of Representatives seeks to provide a one-time maternity cash benefit to women working in the informal sector who are not covered by…
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to "blackmail"…
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Under international human rights law, the Philippines is bound by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it ratified in…
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Our inflation is going bonkers at almost a 7-percent clip, which is way over the 2- to 4-percent target of our economic planners.
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The Philippines is set to attract around P80 million in annual investments for a landmark nature restoration project that will rehabilitate 120,000 hectares of…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday floated a proposal to place top government officials, including legislators, under a “no-work, no-pay” policy amid the prolonged…
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Akbayan Partylist Rep. Chel Diokno said efforts to curb political dynasties should also address the partylist system, which he said has become another avenue…
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A House leader said on Saturday that the version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill approved by the House of Representatives is the most realistic proposal yet…
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A partylist lawmaker has filed a bill at the House of Representatives that would expand paid paternity leave benefits to up to 105 days, aiming to give fathers…
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TACLOBAN CITY — A pending bill in Congress seeking to convert the Catarman-based University of Eastern Philippines (UEP) into a national university for…
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