Pax Silica highlights need for clearer industrialization policy
Before committing to Pax Silica, the Philippines must determine what it wants to build, and what it wants to gain from foreign investment
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P241-billion budget proposed for DSWD in 2027 is below 2026 level
Will lawmakers again push for a higher amount for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program?
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Artists | Editors' Pick | Movies | People | मनोरंजन
Meet Vahn Pascual, the debuting director behind Cinemalaya hit ‘Status: Rejected’
Even as this year’s youngest Cinemalaya main competition director, Vahn Pascual proves with ‘Status: Rejected’ that a modestly scaled debut can be boldly cinematic
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Editors' Pick | Gilas Pilipinas | People | Profiles | खेल
New challenge: Why BT Toews wants to coach Gilas Women
After decades in Japan where he helped shape its thriving women’s basketball scene, Burke “BT” Toews hopes to do the same in the Philippines, convinced that Gilas Women have what it takes to reach new heights
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Corporate | Editors' Pick | Industries | Thought Leaders | Voices | कारोबार
[Vantage Point] Solar Para sa Bayan: When public privilege meets accountability
Senator Loren Legarda’s defense that ‘no public funds were involved’ does not fully dispose of the controversy. Public resources are not confined to money released from the Treasury.
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Beyond Sara: Confidential funds run deep in local governments
Confidential funds are not unique to Sara Duterte. They are part of a decades-old practice that has spread across the country, often with little public scrutiny.
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How much Northern Mindanao cities, provinces set aside for confidential funds
Cagayan de Oro leads Northern Mindanao in confidential and intelligence fund allocations in 2023 and 2024, while Bukidnon has the lowest. With Iligan, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental, the four account for nearly 80% of the region’s allocations.
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Alex Eala gets chance for another payback as Ruse awaits in Cincinnati Open
Alex Eala crosses paths with Elena-Gabriela Ruse again two years after the Romanian denied the Filipina what would have been her first main draw appearance in a Grand Slam
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Marcos confident on economic cooperation with China, despite rows
In remarks at an event with foreign journalists in Manila, the Philippine leader says there were many instances where the two countries cooperated, including on energy supplies when conflict broke out in the Middle East this year
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From ghost projects to growth slump, Marcos now faces a spending dilemma
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says government must spend faster to revive growth, but after the flood-control mess, even he warns that ‘throwing money at the problem simply doesn’t solve it’
