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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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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FACT CHECK: Video of Marcos and Romualdez laughing about ‘fooling’ the public is AI-generated
The exchange never happened; two separate AI-detection tools flagged the video as likely containing AI-generated elements
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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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FACT CHECK: Measles-rubella vaccines are safe and effective, says DOH
The Department of Health debunked posts circulating online spreading false information about the safety of the vaccine
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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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Marcos: ‘Arrangement’ on Ayungin missions doesn’t weaken PH stand
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the years-old deal covering rotation and resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre does not involve asking permission from Beijing
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PH will not allow attacks on Taiwan from its soil, says Marcos
‘All we are concerned about is the defense of our territory and the maintenance of peace and stability in the region,’ says Marcos
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Recognize 58th victim of Ampatuan massacre, appeals court urged again
(1st UPDATE) ‘Justice is also about remembering. It is about refusing to let history fade into silence. It is about ensuring that future generations know what happened and why it should never happen again,’ says Ma. Reynafe Momay-Castillo, the daughter of photojournalist Reynaldo Momay
