
Foreign investments push external liabilities to $68.3B in June
The Philippines’ net external liability under its International Investment Position (IIP) climbed to $68.3 billion in June, as foreign investors continued to…
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The Philippines’ net external liability under its International Investment Position (IIP) climbed to $68.3 billion in June, as foreign investors continued to…
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‘I did not know the Discayas, and that was the first and only time outside of the Blue Ribbon Committee hearings that I met them.’
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Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday dismissed a video circulating online that appears to show him criticizing the Senate’s leadership,…
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Duterte faces three counts at the ICC for his alleged role in orchestrating a death squad responsible for the killings of individuals suspected of using or…
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Aside from members of Congress, Malacañang also shares the blame for the alleged large-scale corruption scheme in the fraudulent flood control projects for…
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As the proposed budget for the Commission on Audit (COA) during the budget deliberation at the House of Representatives rose to PHP 15.24 billion on Wednesday,…
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Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) investment approvals have reached P154.70 billion as of September, representing 61.9 percent of its P250 billion…
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The uptick was mainly due to higher holdings of government-issued securities by nonresidents and increased loans extended to the national government. Foreign…
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The Senate should consider turning over its investigation into the alleged anomalies in flood control projects to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure…
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Senator Bam Aquino urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ramp up the government’s scholarship…
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‘Nothing happened. It’s like they covered it up. They weren’t even invited. I don’t understand why.’
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The Senate finance subcommittee on Monday swiftly approved the P902.895-million proposed budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the 2026 fiscal…
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joined the Chinese community last Thursday in marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
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Pot calls kettle black; kettle calls pot darker still. Truth becomes secondary to whose version dominates tomorrow’s headline.
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III clarified the misconception that funds for “amended or inserted” projects pass through the Senate.
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While not necessarily illegal nor evil, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said that budget insertions are often abused by lawmakers.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Monday defended the practice of budget insertions as part of the legislative mandate by Congress but…
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Senator Rodante Marcoleta said he has not been in contact with Orly Guteza, who stood as one of the witnesses during the recent Senate Blue Ribbon hearing on…
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