Clik here to view.
Does the proposed 2026 education budget meet the 4% of GDP benchmark?
When the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the proposed 2026 national budget, it proudly announced that the education sector received the lion’s share of the funds. The department...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Finterest] What does it really mean when the PSE loses value?
MANILA, Philippines – How does P185 billion just disappear? That’s roughly how much market value vanished from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in just a few weeks. And while it’s not quite the...
View ArticleUAAP set to unveil home arena in Season 90
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP’s home arena will be ready to welcome fans in 2028. Featuring a seating capacity of 8,000, the 1.8-hectare arena in Pasig City is set to open by Season 90, just in time...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Marcos in Malaysia for ASEAN Summit, chairmanship turnover
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flies to Kuala Lumpur to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits from Sunday, October 26, to Tuesday, October 28. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[OPINION] To build trust, include researchers in major disaster infra projects
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Philippines to protest the alleged siphoning off billions of pesos designated for flood projects into ghost projects or into the hands of a few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
House ups its own budget in 2026 by P10B. Where do the increases go?
The House of Representatives initially proposed P17 billion to the executive for its 2026 budget, which the executive granted. But when the House passed the spending bill for next year, the chamber...
View ArticleThailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dies at 93
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has...
View ArticleKim Kardashian reveals brain aneurysm
Kim Kardashian, the American reality television star and businesswoman, disclosed that she has a brain aneurysm during the Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians. A preview clip from the opening episode...
View ArticleWhat you need to know: Marcos in Malaysia for 47th ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leaves Manila for Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, October 25, to join fellow Southeast Asian leaders and dialogue partners in the 47th Association of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Vantage Point] How the treasury drained PDIC’s shield – right when we needed...
In a banking system built on confidence, deposit insurance is the keel that keeps the ship upright when seas turn rough. In the Philippines, that keel is the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation...
View ArticleSocial media personality Emman Atienza dies at 19
MANILA, Philippines – Emmanuelle “Emman” Atienza, an online content creator known for her love for fashion and the arts and her advocacy on mental health, died, her family announced on Friday, October...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FACT CHECK: Video of Vice Ganda promoting weight loss supplement is fake
Claim: Comedian and television host Vice Ganda promotes Herbapure, a product that claims to be a herbal weight loss supplement. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on August 9...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Juan Ponce Enrile cleared in all pork barrel cases
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan acquitted Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile of graft on Friday, October 24, clearing him in all of his pork barrel scam cases....
View Article[In This Economy] How safe are government pensions under Marcos’ watch?
Last week, I wrote about how the banking system has been compromised with the P107-billion cash sweep of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation. I also talked about the poor performance of the...
View ArticleLIST: November 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for November 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. November 4 – Quezon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[OPINION] NGCP’s vulnerability: The national security risk they don’t want us...
Imagine we have to pay the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or NGCP for projects proposed but we don’t get a rebate of payments for projects not completed. We are also expected to be...
View ArticleSamuel Martires secretly reversed dismissal of Joel Villanueva | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Martires reversed Ombudsman’s dismissal of Joel Villanueva in secret Former Ombudsman Samuel Martires appears to...
View ArticleICC upholds jurisdiction over Rodrigo Duterte’s case
ISTANBUL, Turkey – The International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld its jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, clearing another hurdle to...
View ArticleWhy the joint prayer of Pope Leo and King Charles symbolizes reconciliation
LONDON, United Kingdom – The sight of King Charles praying with Pope Leo at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaled the latest step in a historic reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tropical Depression Salome weakens into LPA; scattered rain still possible
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Salome weakened into a remnant low at 2 pm on Thursday, October 23, “due to the cold and dry air from the northeasterly windflow,” said the weather bureau....
View Article
/pic9814888.png)
/fit-in/580x348/filters:format(webp)/english-betterindia/media/media_files/2026/09/17/balaghat-3-2026-09-17-18-46-40.png)