STOCK PHOTO | Image by Creativeart from FreepikBy now, most Filipinos have seen, if not memorized, excerpts from Senator Ping Lacson’s much-circulated “corruptionary.” Unlike the entries in Merriam-Webster, Lacson’s version doesn’t define words,

The 2026 National Expenditure Program prepared by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and submitted to Congress is set at a record P6.793 trillion. While high expenditures are expected for a growing

REUTERSPHILIPPINE STOCKS inched up on Thursday as investors picked up bargains following the market’s five-day slide.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) increased by 0.39% or 23.99 points to close at 6,106.92, while the

VESSELS from the Philippines, Australia and Canada hold drills off the Zambales coast near the China-occupied Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. - ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINESBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio,

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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES needs P450 billion every year to provide free healthcare services in government hospitals, according to the Health secretary.“When the Legislature passed the Universal Healthcare Act, health economists

Newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vivencio “Vince” B. Dizon inspected this “ghost” flood control project in Bulacan, Sept. 4. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN RYAN BALDEMORSENATE PRESIDENT Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday said that

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