Inflation, job security temper Filipinos’ optimism about 2026
Results from a study covering the second quarter of 2025 showed that 73 percent of Filipinos expect their income to go up next year although 44 percent said they may still…
Philippine Daily Inquirer
An end to a usurper’s fairy tale: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The country may have dodged a bullet with Ms Guo’s underhanded enterprise getting exposed, and now with the relatively quick action by a court to banish her from civic life.
120 deaths due to HIV, AIDS in Philippine province of Quezon in last 38 years
From January to February alone this year, at least 58 new HIV cases were reported in the province.
State palace vows to raise Philippine economy to upper middle-income bracket
This statement followed the World Bank’s latest country classification results, which showed that the Philippines remains in the lower middle-income bracket — a classification…
OIC calls on member states to aid Philippines’ autonomous Muslim region
The OIC cited the need “to strengthen the educational system, particularly through sending teachers to contribute to the education of the children belonging to Muslim…
In the Philippines, volunteer taxi drivers help catch unregistered taxis, overcharging cabbies
According to Capoy, volunteer taxi drivers report colorum and overcharging incidents in airports directly to their “intelligence people on the ground” via calls or texts.
US, India, Japan, Australia denounce coercive actions in East, South China Seas
As four leading maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, the quad ministers said they are united in their conviction that “peace and stability in the maritime domain underpin the…
China vents ire on former Philippine senator via travel ban
For Sen. Francis Tolentino, China’s decision to ban him from entering the Chinese mainland and its territories, Hong Kong and Macao, was “a badge of honor” he earned for…
President Marcos weighing public sentiment on Philippines’ return to ICC – state palace
An recent survey conducted from April 20 to 24 revealed that 57 percent of Filipinos support the country’s return to the ICC. Meanwhile, 37 percent said they were opposed to it,…
Will AI kill the Philippines’ BPOs?
Urgent actions and investments to upgrade the workforce capacities are crucial.