PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to sign the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Act into law on Wednesday, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez announced on Monday, thus affirming an earlier assurance the 2024 budget can be implemen...
UNSURPRISINGLY, the recently-concluded 28th Conference of Parties’ Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) did not end well with a dramatic shift in the world’s response to climate change, an Oxford Economics repo...
THE country’s fish catch from the West Philippine Sea has been declining in recent years due to a confluence of factors, including “overfishing” involving foreign vessels encroaching in the “disputed” waters.
THE Senate Committee on Health and Demography, chaired by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, on Monday led senators in questioning Department of Health (DOH) officials to assess government readiness to promptly contain the global rise of respiratory illne...
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other government agencies to come up with a system where they can make real-time verification of the birth certificates and IDs of passport applicants.
THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to defend its decision to disqualify Smartmatic Philippines Inc. from participating in the bidding process for the Automated Election System (AES) for the 2025 national and local...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of P5 billion for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Senator Chiz Escudero assured employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) their salaries and benefits will remain intact and untouched even with the inclusion of a provision in 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) that allows the reimbursement of th...
OVERSEAS Filipino Worker (OFW) Gelionor “Jimmy” Pacheco, the caregiver who was among those kidnapped by Hamas last October 7, 2023, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 1 Monday morning on board Philippine Airlines flight ...
My valuable partner in the Integrity Initiative, Jose Cortez, visited me the other day and we extensively discussed the above subject, being both convinced that sustainability and working for the common good are needed by contributing to communities a...
A Bajau youth who was a former “monitored child” of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now the pride of the indigenous peoples (IP) community in Bato, Leyte.
FORMER Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro “Teddy” Casiño on Monday filed a P2.2-million damage suit before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City against former National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC0) spo...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said it had foiled an attempt of the New People’s Army (NPA) to reorganize in Batangas by neutralizing six of the insurgents in a clash in Balayan town Sunday.
The Court of Appeals (CA) in Cebu City has reversed a Bacolod City Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) ruling and ordered the lifting of the suspension of warrant of arrest against Emily V. Yanson, former corporate secretary of Ceres Transport Inc., for perj...
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) said it has appointed its first female president, Sara Murphy, who is currently the chief of Capital One Philippines.
Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South) Corp. is preparing for a significant surge in traffic on its expressways, the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) and Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax), as the holiday season goes into full swing.
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC), a pure-play renewable energy producer in the Philippines, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) aimed at raising as much as P12.94 billion.
Filipino conglomerate Filinvest Development Corp. and French energy company Engie SA have launched four sustainable energy initiatives through their joint venture companies, encompassing a total of 13.68 megawatts (MW) of solar energy and 11,400 refri...
Arm Holdings Plc has recently laid off over 70 software engineers in China though it will relocate some of the roles outside of the Asian nation, according to people with knowledge of the move.
Fastfood chain KFC is opening more than 10 stores before the end of this month as demand for its products continues to expand, according to a company official.
THE Philippines will continue imposing anti-dumping duties against imported Turkish wheat flour for the next three years to prevent the domestic industry from suffering injuries, the state’s tariff commission ruled.
AS the cool ‘Ber’ months breeze in, carrying with them a symphony of twinkling lights, festive carols and the mouthwatering aroma of bibingka and puto bumbong, it’s undeniable: the holiday season is here! But amidst the laughter, gift-giving and heart...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Monetary Board Member Romeo L. Bernardo (above, third from left) turns over financial education (fin-ed) modules for civilian and uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to Deputy Chief of Staff LTGEN Cha...
Actor Derek Ramsay is back on the big screen after taking a hiatus from acting. He is the lead male character in the horror film Kampon, directed by King Palisoc from the script of our brilliant writer-friend Dodo Dayao.
NEW YORK—Wonka debuted with $39 million in box office sales in US and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet—starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored t...
20th Century Studios’ The Creator, the epic sci-fi action thriller directed by Gareth Edwards which was released in theaters, will debut on December 20 on Disney+.
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has included the craft and tradition of the handwoven piña or pineapple textile of Aklan in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Sen. Loren Legarda thanked Quezon City District 2 Councilor Mikey Belmonte for the Murang Bigas Handog Pangkabuhayan program, which provided residents with P20,000 worth of affordable rice for their startup business.
As he prepares to sign the P5.768-trillion budget program tomorrow, President Marcos yesterday declared as a “settled issue” the controversy over the aborted inclusion of P650-million confidential funds in the 2024 budgets of the Office of Vice Preside...
Expressways south of Greater Manila are expected to have a double-digit traffic volume increase during the holiday season, buoyed by the opening of new exits that brought them closer to tourist hotbeds.
Striking drivers and operators are mulling to spend Christmas in front of Malacañang amid the Dec. 31 deadline set by the government for the phaseout of the traditional jeepneys, transport group Manibela president Mar Valbuena said.
Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on Sunday said his identity has been “stolen” and is being used in marketing gimmickry to sell tea, portable air-conditioning units and even medication for rheumatism.
About 5,400 people were stranded in various seaports in the Visayas and Mindanao as of noon yesterday as Tropical Depression Kabayan weakened and continued to move across the West Philippine Sea, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
Now open to full foreign ownership, the renewable energy sector is ripe for picking as a viable investment, President Marcos said yesterday as he invited Japan and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to give it a try, along wi...
Senate colleagues of Sen. Francis Tolentino are discussing his possible replacement as Blue Ribbon committee chairman, saying he has become busy with preparations for his re-election bid in 2025.
While he may be personally “upset” by what has been described as the “hostile” behavior of Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, President Marcos said he won’t seek the recall of the envoy because the Philippines cannot afford to commit mistakes that may ca...
An official of the House of Representatives has defended President Marcos for voicing his openness to amending the Constitution – particularly its economic provisions – and chided the Senate for its “obstructionist stance.”