A SENIOR lawmaker said “trimming the fat” through the passage of the government rightsizing bill before the end of the 19th Congress will eliminate overlapping functions, enhance government efficiency ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is sticking with its measured approach to monetary policy easing, likely reducing key policy rates gradually by 50 basis points (bps) this year.  BSP Governor Eli ...

THE Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) assured the public of sufficient egg supply for the year amid concerns about a possible shortage of the cheapest protein source. This, after Agriculture ...

THE upcoming elections could delay the passage of key tax reform measures crucial for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to hit its P3.2-trillion tentative target collection this year. Speaking to ...

Fungal diseases, including the dreaded Fusarium wilt, wiped out half of banana plantations tilled by smallholder farmers in the Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...

PHILIPPINE exporters of hard goods and garments are hoping for the reauthorization of the United States’ Generalized Scheme of Preference (GSP) and the start of negotiations for a free trade agreement ...

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) met with the Filipino community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the weekend to improve their working conditions and address their concerns. DMW ...

AMID the challenges posed by the country’s economic performance in 2024, the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) remains confident in the strength of the textile industry. PTRI Director ...

AT least 40 social media personalities have been invited as resource persons in the first congressional hearing investigating the spread of fake news and disinformation in the country. The hearing, ...

Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to ...

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. He has done it with strong language. In one executive order, he ...

WHEN I was just starting in the public relations industry several decades ago, there was one big name that kept looming in my field of awareness which probably struck and influenced me in a major way ...