
Gov’t spending accelerates nearly 20 percent in July — BTr
National government spending accelerated by 19.82 percent in July to P588.6 billion, widening the monthly budget deficit to P106.3 billion as disbursements for…
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National government spending accelerated by 19.82 percent in July to P588.6 billion, widening the monthly budget deficit to P106.3 billion as disbursements for…
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Kai Sotto’s dream of playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is still very much alive.
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Nosy Tarsee has a riddle. How did a five-star hotel-casino sitting comfortably in a Visayas business district get away with nearly P130 million in claimed…
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Motorists will see a sharp drop in diesel prices starting this morning, as oil companies roll back pump prices by nearly P4 per liter following a decline in…
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The Philippines is clearing a key development hurdle for 3.3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity targeted to come online from 2028, giving developers a…
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Social media giant Meta plans to establish a physical office in the Philippines to improve coordination with law enforcement in addressing online threats and…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) is expanding parent training programs designed to help families detect and address bullying, violence, online exploitation…
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A civic transparency group is urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would place the national budget on a blockchain-based system, arguing that permanent…
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‘Do not sabotage the President’s projects. Let us work together. We are all Filipinos. Let us all be good Filipinos.’
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the turnover and ribbon-cutting of the Super Health Center in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, saying the new facility…
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After signing four proclamations that expanded two economic zones in Southern Tagalog and established two new ones in Negros Oriental and Batangas, the number…
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The Palace labeled critics of the honorary degree conferred on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as obstructionists who showed their arrogance.
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For the Philippines, the lesson is simple: let us move up the value chain — but let us not climb it by kicking away the ladder on which our exporters,…
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Having spent eight years in government, I know that public service is ultimately about responsibility. Positions in government are not privileges. They are a…
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Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.
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On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen in place with no…
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Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or ‘dictatorial.’
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