President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the 2026 General Appropriations Act into law at Malacañang Palace, as members of the ...

The great takeaway for 2025 was that corruption is not only a moral and political issue, but an economic one. Filipinos are acknowledging the fact that governance problems such as the flood control ...

IN 1950 — the year I was born — the Philippines stood at the doorstep of greatness. We had the second-highest income per ...

Critics said the US operation has undercut Manila’s claim to principled diplomacy, given its close alliance with Washington.

In one of his recent videos, University of Chicago political science professor John Mearsheimer, author of The Tragedy of ...

PHILIPPINE STARTUPS face tighter funding conditions this year amid macroeconomic uncertainty, as investors demand clearer revenue models and growth strategies, analysts said.

If we thought our economy was going to be bad this year as a consequence of the floodgate corruption and political maneuvering against the administration of President Marcos, well, better brace ...

The People’s Budget Coalition praises the 2026 Philippine budget for record agriculture and education funding while warning ...

THE retention of more than P300 billion worth of pork barrel–like funds in the 2026 national budget is a missed opportunity for the government to curb corruption and patronage politics, according to a ...

Romeo Poquiz’s limited influence means his arrest is unlikely to spark a ‘chilling effect’ among former officials, observers ...

It’s said that the US military is almost always sure to win Day 1 — how could it not, with its sheer strength? But what happens on Day 2 and in the subsequent days?