AmCham backs reforms focused mainly on technology upgrades
THE American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the 20th Congress to work on reforms mainly...
DBM sees reenacted 2026 budget setting back PHL growth, upper middle-income aspirations
DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a reenacted national budget for 2026 would hurt the economy and derail its transition to a higher income tier.
Spaceport, airport upgrades added to P2.86-trillion PPP project pipeline
THE GOVERNMENT now has 230 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the pipeline valued at P2.86 trillion, including facilities for the Philippine Space Agency to...
KADIWA stores to get priority when pork MAV is expanded
GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED stores in the Kadiwa network will obtain the bulk of pork imports entering the Philippines when the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork...
Social housing shift to horizontal projects expected to address complaints about cost
THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said it is adding horizontal projects to its social housing portfolio to address complaints about...
A fighting chance for other adequate records
By Paolo John Dantes
A common guiding principle across accounting, law, and tax is the concept of “substance over form.” That is, the economic reality of a transaction...
Phivolcs cancels tsunami advisory hours after warning of ‘unusual waves’
THE PHILIPPINES’ seismology agency canceled a tsunami advisory on Wednesday hours after warning that residents in 22 coastal provinces facing the Pacific Ocean might...
SC should have called for hearings on impeachment case, says retired justice
A RETIRED Supreme Court (SC) magistrate on Wednesday said the tribunal should have held hearings on a lawsuit seeking to throw out the impeachment case against Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio before ruling in favor of the plaintiffs.
Marcos urged to back SONA education reform promises with action
AN EDUCATION advocacy group on Wednesday urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to turn his reform pledges into tangible action by boosting funding, decentralizing...
Philippines’ Defense chief asks Congress to tweak military modernization plan
PHILIPPINE DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. on Wednesday urged Congress to amend the military’s modernization program, hinting at the need for greater agility...
No demands yet for captive seafarers
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday said that it has yet to receive demands from Houthi rebels holding captive nine Filipino seafarers,...
House elects committee heads
THE House of Representatives began electing chairmen for its 84 committees on late Tuesday, with lawmakers confirming the leadership of the chamber’s influential ways...