Nearly three in 10 Filipinos struggle every day to afford basic necessities such as food, household bills and transportation, ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) is studying additional tax measures to plug revenue leakages and boost government revenues, including a review of the de minimis import threshold and excise tax on ...

THE country has more at stake economically in its trade relationship with China than Beijing does, several groups warned, urging the government to rein in public exchanges that could further strain ...

Trial Chamber III has rejected a request to allow portions of opening statements in Tagalog during the upcoming trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, ruling that proceedings must be ...

Vince Dizon’s first day back at the Department of Transportation was loud. Cameras trailed him through bus terminals in Sampaloc and along Edsa Malibay, where he found cramped waiting areas, no ...

The United States said it is moving to deepen military coordination with the Philippines, with U.S. Ambassador Lee Lipton ...

LEGISLATORS have expressed optimism for lasting peace and economic growth in southern Philippines following the historic convening of the first elected Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ...

BANKS whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered.

GULF Arab states fear another US-Israeli attack on a better-prepared Iran could unleash an even more destructive war across the region, leaving them to pick up the pieces. “We find ourselves drawn ...

A SIMPLE denial will no longer suffice. Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team must explain how she and her husband accumulated their wealth and account for alleged discrepancies between their ...

THE Senate majority bloc has united behind efforts to strip questionable and corruption-prone allocations from the proposed 2027 national budget, aiming to restore full transparency to the legislative ...

THE national government is proposing to allocate P17.8 billion next year for feeding programs targeting undernourished children in public schools and day care centers, House Minority Leader and 4Ps ...