FISHERIES production fell 5.1% year on year in the third quarter, with declines reported across all segments of the industry, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In its quarterly ...

LEGISLATORS are sending big-ticket projects to unprogrammed appropriations to free up fiscal space for “pet projects” forcing economic managers to source excess funds from government-owned and ...

A PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday pushed lawmakers to ensure a competitive bidding process and safeguards against monopolies in the energy sector as a measure developing the country’s natural gas ...

A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved a measure that will impose stiffer penalties against sexual abuse. The House women and gender equality committee will be consolidating House ...

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is allocating more than P600 billion in capital expenditure (capex) ...

THE German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (GPCCI) said preventive measures are urgently needed to address avian influenza (AI), which it called a threat to food security in the ...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) hopes to break ground on Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) within the first quarter of 2025. “The groundbreaking will be next year; we are just finalizing the ...

GROSS gaming revenue (GGR) rose 37.52% to P94.61 billion in the third quarter, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said. In a statement on Thursday, the regulator said the growth was ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday that releases from the 2024 budget hit P5.93 trillion at the end of October, exceeding programmed allocations by P164.08 billion. In its ...

THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said on Thursday that Filipino students are globally competitive, judging from the number of students placed in international institutions. “We have students ...

CONGRESS should restore the P10-billion cut from the P50-billion budget for the Philippine military modernization program next year to beef up the country’s defenses amid tensions with China in the ...

THE PHILIPPINES, together with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, have reported the highest medical trend rates in Asia, according to the 2025 Health Trends report of Mercer Marsh Benefits, a global ...