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 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 ...

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

THE DEPARTMENT of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) on Tuesday said it will craft objective protocols for the review of government flood-control projects to ensure that it will not be a ...

A PHILIPPINE Senator on Tuesday said that he is looking to bar relatives of public officials from bidding on government contracts. “To me, that’s a clear conflict of interest and shouldn’t be allowed, ...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) on Tuesday said it is studying the rollout of Love Bus within this year. In a media release on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Vivencio B. Dizon said the ...