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By Rose de la Cruz Vice President Sara Duterte’s snub of the ongoing Congressional hearings on her office’s proposed P2 billion budget for 2025 is a clear manifestation of her acquired distaste and snobbery of the legislative branch and the House’s dangling of its legitimate “power of the purse.” People are being treated to a war of wits in this …

By Rose de la Cruz When a suspect is arrested by the police, the usual procedure is inquest by a fiscal who decides whether or not to elevate the case in court. The arrest of fugitive pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy should not be any different from this procedure, otherwise this would mock our justice system. And if the court decides …

by Annalyn S. Jusay With the blueprint for a new UN Tax Convention approved last month, civil society organizations across Asia are intensifying their call to “Tax The Rich, Not The Poor” as they prepare to collect at least 1 million signatures this October in support of a campaign called the “Peoples’ Petition for Wealth Tax for Public Services & …

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured continuous government support and assistance to workers affected by the closure of Internet Gaming Licensees as part of the presidential ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a Macalañang Insider interview, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma reported that aside from conducting job fairs, they are currently profiling the affected workers to determine …

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) hosted its  Charity Summit on Thursday, aiming to enlist other stakeholders’ support and cooperation while mapping out strategies on improving the delivery of charity services in the country. In his message, PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles emphasized the importance of the summit even as he enumerated at least four of their stated goals. The …

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is committed to further strengthening its ties with Japan in the field of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). This came after representatives from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) paid a courtesy call on OCD administator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Sept. 3, …

The country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 percent in July from 4.9 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the results of the latest labor force survey showed that in terms of magnitude, the total number of unemployed individuals in July 2024 was registered at …

The country’s manufacturing output, both in volume and value, grew at a faster pace in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Results of the latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries released on Friday showed that the value of production index (VaPI) expanded by 4.7 percent in July, up from the 3.3 percent in June. It was …

The continued drop in headline inflation, from 4.4 percent in July to 3.3 percent in August, signals that government efforts to manage rising prices are beginning to bear fruit.  This rate falls comfortably within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) forecast range of 3.2 to 4.0 percent and keeps the year-to-date average at 3.6 percent, well within the government’s inflation …

By Rose de la Cruz From the erection of illegal resorts and houses within the periphery of Chocolate Hills in Bohol, the LGU is now frantically searching for the boatman, tour guide and the divers who vandalized and helped destroy the coral reefs of the Virgin Islands and is also offering P200,000 reward for those who can lead to their …