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South Korea is pushing to broaden the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) into a wider regional food security mechanism as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten global supply chains and heighten concerns over food and energy security. Speaking at the 27th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay City, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said …

The House prosecution panel will begin presenting two former Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) branch managers as its first witnesses under Article I of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, which centers on the alleged misuse and irregular disbursement of confidential funds. House prosecution legal spokesperson and private prosecutor Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. said the prosecution has …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will adhere to existing laws and due process in any decision involving the possible disclosure of Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax and bank records in connection with her impeachment trial, Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said any action regarding the release of the Vice President’s financial records would be governed by …

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said it continues to treat the alleged threat against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as active and ongoing, as investigators have yet to identify the person or group allegedly recruited to carry it out. NBI Director Melvin Matibag made the statement during the ninth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, saying investigators …

The latest confrontations in the West Philippine Sea again exposed a troubling inconsistency in the government’s public messaging. On one hand, the Department of National Defense strongly condemned what the Philippine Coast Guard described as dangerous actions by the Chinese Coast Guard—an altercation near the grounded BRP Sierra Madre that reportedly left two Filipinos injured, followed by another water-cannon incident …

REALPOLITIKBy Benjie Alejandro In today’s digital era, one of the most pressing threats shaking not only the Philippines but the entire world is the relentless rise of cybercrime and transnational crimes. Gone are the days when criminals were confined to specific territories or hiding places. With the aid of modern technology and the internet, syndicates now operate seamlessly across borders, …

LOVE FOR ALL​By: Virginia Rodriguez In every administration, a handful of public officials inevitably emerge as the faces of government performance. They become the people the public associates with action rather than rhetoric, implementation rather than intention. In the Marcos administration, some supporters have begun referring to four Cabinet members as the government’s unofficial “F4″—Department of Social Welfare and Development …

The unveiling of the Pax Silica project has placed the Philippines at the crossroads of economic ambition and public skepticism. Marketed as a cornerstone of a US-led initiative to strengthen global supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence infrastructure and critical minerals, the proposed 1,620-hectare economic security zone in New Clark City promises jobs, investments and a larger role for the …

EBITDABy DIEGO C. CAGAHASTIAN While US State Department chief Marco Rubio is in Manila for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and while US President Donald Trump himself assured that the iron-clad security promises are still iron-clad, here comes the news that Philippine exports to the United States are now subject to a higher 12.5-percent tariff. For the uninitiated and for …

State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has partnered with global payments firm Visa to launch a Government Purchase Card (GPC), a digital payment solution designed to modernize government procurement by replacing cash advances and paper-based reimbursement processes. The new payment system functions like a credit card, allowing government agencies to make authorized purchases and settle the total amount during …