THERE are about 20 million young people in the Philippines aged 20 to 29. If we add the 15- to 19-year-old youngsters to it, the number of young people goes up to 30 million.

LEADERS of the House of Representatives are calling for a thorough investigation into alleged Chinese-backed disinformation campaigns on social media, particularly their involvement in the West ...

Another batch of renewable energy (RE) projects is up for review for possible termination of contracts due to noncompliance with project timelines, Department of Energy (DOE) officials said on ...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is slowly beefing up both its offensive and defensive capabilities, working to boost the country’s ground-based air defense, which will be reinforced by the ...

Last February 20, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its rice stocks inventory estimates. PSA said that the country had 2.156 million tons of rice as of January 1, 2025, or only ...

OCTA Research, Inc. refuted on Monday claims circulating online that Vice President Sara Duterte received higher public trust and performance ratings than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a supposed ...

The present Senate under the 19th Congress should immediately act on the impeachment case filed by the House of Representatives (HoR) against Vice President Sara Duterte as mandatorily required under ...

Energy experts, practitioners and officials, and civil society, youth, women, and workers’ groups have come together for a two-day conference in Makati City to revisit and refine strategies so that 35 ...

WHILE some people are losing sleep over a glut in condominium units, the Philippine industrial sector, once considered a “sleeping giant,” is now on the cusp of a major awakening in 2025, signalling a ...

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Monday reported there were zero journalist deaths last year due to the government's close collaboration with media stakeholders.  "The absence ...

LOCAL pork shortage due to the persisting effect of African swine fever (ASF) pushed up prices for the protein source in Metro Manila, according to the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NatFed) ...

HAVING “higher” non-tariff barriers makes the Philippines more susceptible to being slapped with high reciprocal tariffs by the US, according to Japan-based think tank Nomura Asia. According to Nomura ...