Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian was chosen to head the Committee on Finance, which leads the deliberation of the annual ...

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 ...

BEIJING – China rolled out on Monday an annual childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (about $500) until age three, as authorities ...

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 NUMBER of Filipinos experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity declined after the pandemic to 37.8 million during ...

NEW VEHICLE SALES inched up by an annual 3.6% in June as a double-digit surge in commercial vehicle sales helped offset a 35% ...

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 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 ...

The director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will assume leadership of the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12) on Wednesday. Officials of the Police Regional Office-12 told ...

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 ...