Achieving a peaceful and orderly situation in the Bicol region relies on eradicating extreme poverty, rather than solely on law enforcement and anti-crime operations, the newly-appointed chair of the ...
Poverty in the country is projected to keep falling in the coming years as the economy creates more and better-paying jobs, though the decline is expected to ...
I’m pretty sure most of us market watchers have heard and read about the diverse views on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposal to ...
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Four governance reform bills

After being lectured upon, shamed and ordered, unanimously, by the Supreme Court to return, asap, the P60 billion hijacked by his Cabinet people from cash-starved PhilHealth to boost the General ...
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Privatization vs corruption: What readers say

On the other hand, another reader, Fe Obana, who identified herself as a concerned senior citizen, warned against privatization, saying that businessmen are profit-driven and would always opt out when ...
ADB has approved a $15 million financing package to strengthen the banking and capital markets and enhance financial ...
The AI ecosystem is likely to remain a compelling investment given the expected impact of automation across the economy. Read more here.
When the UN General Assembly officially proclaimed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls, it did so in recognition of centuries of their resistance, leadership, and ...
Despite Philippines' health spending soaring to P1.4 trillion, a fragmented system, uneven LGU implementation, and gaps in ...
Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling on ...
Land and environmental defenders face death threats, harassment, intimidation and killings as nickel mining operations expand ...
The inflation rate for the lowest-income households in Region 7 reached 1.3 percent in November 2025 — the highest among ...