MANILA, Philippines — A Senate bill seeks to exempt common areas within residential subdivisions and condominiums from real property taxes (RPT) to ease the financial burden on millions of middle-class homeowners. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero filed Senate Bill No. 2569, which proposes an amendment to Section 234 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Thursday sought the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) recommendations on how to adjust the proposed P7.2-trillion 2027 national budget following the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down key provisions of previous spending laws. At the House of Representatives, a dispute erupted over whether the chamber should recall its approved version

Remulla rejected claims linking Sandro Marcos to the intercepted drug shipment; there are also no PNP or PDEA statements about the two officials' alleged involvement

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will challenge the Supreme Court’s ruling invalidating specific provisions of the 2024 and 2025 national budgets and restricting the release of unprogrammed funds under the 2026 budget, questioning whether the high court committed “judicial overreach” by imposing safeguards that encroach on the budgetary powers of

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri challenged Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to crack down on pork price manipulators, smugglers and excessive meat imports. He urged Tiu Laurel to demonstrate his strong leadership as thousands of backyard hog raisers struggle with falling farmgate prices while consumers continue paying considerably more

COTABATO CITY — Some 1,500 supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gathered at the city plaza here on Thursday to air their call for the elected Bangsamoro parties and district and sectoral representatives to unite in a “rainbow coalition” headed by the erstwhile revolutionary group’s leader, Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim. The rally

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Visayas grid will be placed under Red Alert on Friday afternoon, while the Mindanao grid will be under Yellow Alert due to the unavailability of coal plants and outages affecting multiple plants.

MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural damage throughout the country due to the El Niño phenomenon has climbed to P8.57 billion, a 24.7-percent increase from the P6.87 billion recorded in September. According to the Oct. 21 bulletin of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the dry spell affected the livelihood of 288,058 farmers in different regions across the

Buildings have digital twins in the cloud-based platform, underground utility tunnels are monitored in real time, and traffic lights adjust to changing road conditions. In the Xiongan New Area in north China's Hebei Province, these futuristic scenarios have been part of everyday life.

BAGUIO CITY — A 1970s mulberry enterprise in Benguet province is getting a new lease on life, thanks to a government initiative to rebuild the country’s sericulture industry and ensure a local supply of silk. Science Secretary Renato Solidum said the old Benguet operation had been designated the north Luzon sericulture hub under the government’s