Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian was chosen to head the Committee on Finance, which leads the deliberation of the annual ...

BEIJING – China rolled out on Monday an annual childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (about $500) until age three, as authorities ...

THE GOVERNMENT is unlikely to operate under a reenacted budget next year, with Congress expected to heed the President’s warning not to deviate significantly from the Executive branch’s spending plan, ...

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the government needs to follow through on pending reforms after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., left out the government’s legislative ...

THE GOVERNMENT is still looking to more closely regulate online gambling, the Department of Finance (DoF) said, after the President failed to clarify his stance on the industry in his State of the ...

THE PHILIPPINES and Israel have agreed to pursue talks that could lead to the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) before the government’s term ends in 2028. “As we move forward in our bilateral ...

THE SENATE no longer needs to convene as an impeachment court after the Supreme Court voided the impeachment of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, Senate President Francis G. Escudero said on Tuesday ...

The director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will assume leadership of the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12) on Wednesday. Officials of the Police Regional Office-12 told ...

CHINESE naval activity near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, known locally as Bajo de Masinloc, has surged after a brief lull due to severe weather in mid-July, according to the ...

A PHILIPPINE Senator on Tuesday said that he is looking to bar relatives of public officials from bidding on government contracts. “To me, that’s a clear conflict of interest and shouldn’t be allowed, ...

THE Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said on Thursday that it will allocate almost P1 million each to 91 local government units (LGUs) to enhance their resiliency in the face of climate ...

THE UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned about 68 Filipinos detained on humanitarian grounds, according to the Foreign Affairs department on Tuesday. In a statement, the Department of Foreign ...