PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will sign the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Jan. 5, 2026, according to Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Tuesday.

THE PHILIPPINES climbed seven spots in the Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford Insights but scored low in securing artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and resilience.

THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit sharply narrowed in November as expenditures contracted for a fourth month in a row, and revenue growth remained sluggish amid a corruption scandal. Data ...

LISTED property developer Arthaland Corp. has signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with its subsidiary Zileya Land Development Corp. (Zileya) and SEAI Metro Manila One, Inc. (SEAIMMO) to develop a ...

LONDON — Disney unit Lucasfilm last week won its bid to throw out a London lawsuit over the use of the likeness of a long-dead actor in a Star Wars spinoff movie. Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, was ...

ILOILO CITY power consumers served by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) will pay less in the December billing cycle after the power distributor reduced rates by 4.2%. The average electricity ...

On April 8, the Supreme Court of the Philippines approved the Rules on Extradition Proceedings through A.M. No. 22-03-29-SC, marking a major procedural reform on how the country handles extradition ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it ordered a review of its goat breeding program, after the Commission on Audit (CoA) flagged animal deaths linked to poor care. The DA said the assessment will ...

THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has partnered with the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) as it looks to boost depositor protection. PDIC and OGCC on Dec. 16 signed a ...

Every December, before the holidays fully take over, I try to find a quiet corner somewhere to reflect on the year that has passed. This time, I ended up in a small coffee shop in BGC, watching people ...