According to the Bureau of the Treasury, debt service jumped by more than 25 percent to an all-time high of P1.2 trillion in 2021 from P962.47 billion in 2020.

PH debt eases by 0.09% in April 2026

THE PHILIPPINES’ sovereign debt stock declined slightly by about P17.5 billion in April 2026 mainly due to repayment of some of the government’s domestic...
Fuel companies will increase prices per liter of gasoline by P1.40, and diesel and kerosene by P1.20 each today, April 1, 2025. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA INTEGRATED NEWS

PH firm on fuel stockpiling bid to secure adequate supply

THE PLANNED national fuel stockpiling system will not burden the national government in terms of financing as this will be shouldered by the Maharlika...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sees rising stars in ube and calamansi. "In fact, Starbucks has already launched an ube drink in London, so this is good news for ube farmers and the ube industry," says DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Roque.

DTI sees ube, calamansi as export ‘rising stars’ amid coconut gains

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Philippine coconut exports have increased by 35 percent, alongside growing global demand for ube and calamansi,...
Through the Respiratory Care Educator Program, Watsons Philippines strengthens the role of pharmacists as frontline healthcare professionals, advancing respiratory care education and promoting better health outcomes in communities.

Watsons Strengthens Community Healthcare Through Respiratory Care Education in partnership with the Philippine Pharmacist...

As respiratory illnesses such as asthma, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis, and COPD continue to affect many Filipinos, the role of pharmacists in patient education and...
Suntrust President Atty. Harry Paltongan turns over ₱100,000 to Sherwood Hills caddies for the Caddies’ Emergency Fund

Suntrust Cup Marks 14th Year with Stronger Partnerships and Community Support

Suntrust Properties, Inc. successfully held the 14th Suntrust Cup on May 15, 2026 in the prestigious fairways of Sherwood Hills Golf Club, Inc., a...
Mercury Drug and Mercury Drug Foundation (MDFI) executives join the Walk for NCD Awareness, along with partners from Unilab and RiteMED. In the photo are RiteMED Inc. OVP and Head Violi Remo (7th from left), Unilab AVP Marlon Carpizo (extreme left), MDFI Executive Director Annie Fuentes (4th from left), MDFI Trustee Rose Lue (5th from left) and Mercury Drug VP for Merchandising Cora Lim (6th from left)

Mercury Drug Foundation holds NCD awareness walk in Negros Occidental

More than 2,000 participants joined the 14th Walk for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Awareness organized by Mercury Drug Foundation, Inc. on May 17 at The...
Secretary Sharon Garin says the Visayas, which currently heavily relies on power imports from Luzon and Mindanao, needs more mid-merit and baseload plants. DOE PHOTO

Visayas in dire need of new baseload power plants – Garin

THE THIN electricity supply in the Visayas will be a “prolonged problem” as the region needs more baseload facilities to complement the growing operations...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Executive Order 116 raises the minimum access volume on pork importation to augment supply and temper retail prices as the country continues to reel from the ill effects of African Swine Fever. AJ PALCULLO/PN

DA seeks balance in drafting IRRs for Marcos’ order on pork imports

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) is now in the process of drafting the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s...
A fuel station attendant fills up a vehicle at a gas station along Timog Avenue in Quezon City. Facing the risk of a fuel supply disruption amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered diplomatic engagement with Iran to secure the safe passage of Philippine-bound oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. PNA

Big-time pump price rollback set today

MOTORISTS will get a reprieve this week, as fuel retailers are set to implement a big-time pump price rollback after five straight weeks of...

UPMG, Nanawagan ng Dialogue sa LTFRB Kaugnay ng Paglilipat ng CPC Notices sa Digital...

MANIFESTOUPMG UNITED PRINT & MULTIMEDIA GROUP PHILIPPINES Ang samahan ng UNITED PRINT AND MULTIMEDIA GROUP (UPMG Phils) ay nais magpahayag ng isang saloobin at opinion...