1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (350+ words) Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday presented the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposed P975.96-billion budget for 2027 before the House Committee on Appropriations, while seeking an additional P145.19 billion to fund academic recovery and other critical programs. Under the proposed National Expenditure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (372+ words) The spokesperson and adviser of the House prosecution panel on Saturday warned that foreign malign influence operations could exploit Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial and other divisive domestic controversies to deepen the political polarization among Filipinos. Former Surigao…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño on Wednesday raised concerns over the potential environmental and social impact of the proposed 1,620-hectare Pax Silica hub in New Clark City in Tarlac province, particularly its projected consumption of up to 90 million liters…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (409+ words) BY EDISON JOSEPH GONZALES The Sept. 14 parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will put the region’s transition to self-governance to a critical test, with development partners watching what comes next. In an interview on BNC’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (380+ words) A world-renowned urban planner and architect on Wednesday backed calls for a unified governance mechanism for Metro Manila, saying the flooding and other problems that crossed city boundaries cannot be effectively addressed by local government units (LGUs) acting on their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (132+ words) Building multiple income streams and making your first million | Kate Crisostomo | Follow The Money bnc.bilyonaryo.com Building multiple income streams and making your first million | Kate Crisostomo | Follow The Money Join us on “Follow The Money” with Robert Tan....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) BY EDISON JOSEPH GONZALES The debate over the peso and the United States dollar has led economist Jonathan Ravelas to a less obvious part of the economy: the money Filipino households choose to put aside. Ravelas, senior adviser at Reyes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) BY EDISON JOSEPH GONZALES Mindanao is making a broader push to attract private investment and development support as it seeks to become an investment destination and growth center. On BNC’s “Business 360,” Leo Tereso Magno, secretary of the Mindanao Development Authority,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (613+ words) BY EDISON JOSEPH GONZALES The question facing Filipino car buyers is no longer simply whether to go electric, but which kind: hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extended-range electric or fully battery-powered. That choice is emerging as total car sales decline about 10 percent…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (324+ words) BY EDISON JOSEPH GONZALES Education is the most common challenge among Filipino households facing multiple forms of deprivation, according to the country’s first official Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which found that about 12 percent of households are “multidimensionally poor,” or experience…...