Almira Louise S. Martinez, Reporter The Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Quality Basic Education Development Plan (QBEDP) 2025-2035 on Tuesday, aiming to improve the quality of learning ...

PHILIPPINE SHARES on Wednesday extended their losing streak to a fifth straight session as investors stayed on the sidelines before the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision overnight and the Trump ...

Metro Manila’s main circumferential road, is now expected to start as late as 2027, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.

THE Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) said the government must confront the challenges posed by the digital transition, among other rapidly evolving factors altering the economy.  ECoP ...

THE GOVERNMENT signaled its readiness to take over Siquijor Island Power Corp. (Sipcor), the province’s sole power generator, if Sipcor proves unable to deliver continuous power, energy officials said ...

THE Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said any tariff concessions the Philippines may yet wrest from the US won’t matter much if its export industries remain underdeveloped.

THE American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the 20th Congress to work on reforms mainly focused on improving the country’s technology ...

Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a reenacted national budget for 2026 would hurt the economy and derail its transition to a higher income tier.

GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED stores in the Kadiwa network will obtain the bulk of pork imports entering the Philippines when the ...

THE GOVERNMENT now has 230 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the pipeline valued at P2.86 trillion, including facilities for the Philippine Space Agency to conduct space launches and ...

THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said it is adding horizontal projects to its social housing portfolio to address complaints about the high cost of tower units.

A common guiding principle across accounting, law, and tax is the concept of “substance over form.” That is, the economic reality of a transaction must prevail over its legal form. While this may be ...