Economy
Brace yourselves, motorists — fuel prices are going up again. Starting Tuesday, February 24, gasoline went up by ₱0.60 per liter while diesel and kerosene both jumped by ₱1.20 per liter. That makes it seven consecutive weeks of gasoline increases and a brutal nine straight weeks for diesel and
Politics
Lawyer Levi Baligod, the private complainant in the pork barrel scam case against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, just made a jaw-dropping allegation: up to ₱800 billion in cash was allegedly delivered to corrupt government officials over the years in connection with flood control project anomalies. Yes, you read that right
Politics
Malacañang just hit back hard at former Palace spokesman Harry Roque after he claimed on Facebook that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attempted to reconcile with Vice President Sara Duterte. The Palace's response? Two words: fake news. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro branded Roque's post as
Showbiz
Black Eyed Peas member and proud Filipino Apl.de.Ap is proving he's more than just a hitmaker — the Grammy-winning artist has set his sights on planting a staggering 380 million trees across the Philippines through his national-scale agroforestry program, and Cagayan Valley is the next stop. The
Politics
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has gone on full red alert status as the country prepares for the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25. With mass gatherings and the third Trillion Peso March expected, the military isn't taking any chances. AFP
Economy
Here's a wake-up call for the Philippines: global financial giant Visa just released a report warning that artificial intelligence could seriously disrupt the country's BPO industry — the same sector that employs millions of Filipinos and has been one of the economy's biggest success stories.
Nation
Pasig City just leveled up big time. Mayor Vico Sotto's floating parks initiative — yes, actual parks that float on the Pasig River — has won a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, beating out more than 630 cities from around the world. It's the kind of flex
Economy
Government employees just got a new financial lifeline. The Government Service Insurance System has launched "Ginhawa Go" — a micro-loan program that lets members borrow as little as ₱1,000 straight from their phones, with an interest rate of just 6% per annum. That's significantly cheaper than
Economy
Here's a number that should make every Filipino investor sit up: the Philippines could attract roughly $3 billion in foreign capital inflows if its government bonds are added to JPMorgan Chase's benchmark emerging-market bond index this year. That's according to National Treasurer Sharon Almanza,
Politics
While the prosecution spent Day 1 quoting Duterte's own words, his lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman came out swinging with a counter-narrative: this case is built on "political demagoguery" and cherry-picked evidence, not facts that meet judicial standards. It was the most detailed look yet at
Nation
There's a bureaucratic gap quietly screwing over millions of overseas Filipino workers — and a new advocacy paper is sounding the alarm. The Department of Labor and Employment's dispute resolution system, called SENA (System for Efficient and Enforceable Negotiated Agreements), was designed to settle labor disputes quickly.
Nation
President Marcos personally witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Department of Education and 149 city governments on Monday, formalizing a massive push to close the Philippines' staggering 165,000-classroom gap. The message was clear: schools can't wait for decades, and kids can'