PHILIPPINE STOCKS closed lower for a fourth straight day on Tuesday as the market reacted to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). The benchmark Philippine Stock ...

THE GOVERNMENT is unlikely to operate under a reenacted budget next year, with Congress expected to heed the President’s warning not to deviate significantly from the Executive branch’s spending plan, ...

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the government needs to follow through on pending reforms after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., left out the government’s legislative ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that restoring the National Food Authority’s (NFA) power to sell rice directly to the public will go hand-in-hand with expanding the reach of the P20 ...

THE GOVERNMENT is still looking to more closely regulate online gambling, the Department of Finance (DoF) said, after the President failed to clarify his stance on the industry in his State of the ...

THE PHILIPPINES and Israel have agreed to pursue talks that could lead to the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) before the government’s term ends in 2028. “As we move forward in our bilateral ...

THE Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said on Thursday that it will allocate almost P1 million each to 91 local government units (LGUs) to enhance their resiliency in the face of climate ...

THE Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA) said it will grow its members’ generating capacity in order to facilitate full electrification. “The members of PIPPA heed the mandate of ...

THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said it will seek more funding for tourism infrastructure and the tourism calamity fund in the 20th Congress, while also pressing legislators to liberalize visitor ...

CHINESE naval activity near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, known locally as Bajo de Masinloc, has surged after a brief lull due to severe weather in mid-July, according to the ...

THE SENATE no longer needs to convene as an impeachment court after the Supreme Court voided the impeachment of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, Senate President Francis G. Escudero said on Tuesday ...

SENATORS on Tuesday filed a joint resolution calling for greater transparency in bicameral conference committee proceedings, citing irregularities in the 2025 national budget deliberations that they ...