DESPITE the Philippines’s recent achievement of a single-digit poverty rate, more than half of its population remained economically vulnerable in 2026, according to a report by the United Nations ...

THE Philippine economy faces a weaker growth outlook this year after two international research firms slashed their 2026 forecasts following the disappointing third quarter performance. Nomura Global ...

THE Philippines may now tap into the $240-billion funding among Asean+3 members which aims to support members facing “urgent” balance-of-payments needs arising from “sudden exogenous shocks,” ...

UN chief, IMF head, leaders of Brazil and Canada among summit guests UNITED States President Donald Trump is scheduled to ...

AS the Christmas season nears, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) prodded government agencies to keep gatherings ...

ELECTRICITY spot market prices in the October billing month increased by 18.4 percent from P7.43 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to P8.79/kWh due to overall lower demand-supply margin. According to the ...

THE Board of Investments (BOI) is confident it can reach its P1-trillion full-year target, propelled by projects in the renewable energy (RE) sector. Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head ...

EL Niño damage on plantations soared to nearly P10 billion as of mid-November, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its latest bulletin, the DA noted that El Niño has wrecked farmlands ...

Following a series of hacking incidents and data leaks involving government and private entities, Senator Bam Aquino wants to strengthen the country’s defenses against cyberattacks and other digital ...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said that security measures are now in place for the country’s hosting of the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits next week. PNP chief Gen. Jose ...

Former Port of Batangas District Collector Noah Macabato Dimaporo took over the reins of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Port of Subic on Monday, November 9, marking a new transition of leadership ...

The Department of National Defense (DND) has yet to set a schedule for the proposed relocation of the Visayas Command (VISCOM) headquarters from Camp Lapu-Lapu, as the government considers the ...