MARCOS WANTS P5.768-T NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 2024 MANILA — The Marcos Jr. administration on Friday said it would submit to Congress a P5.768-trillion budget proposal for next year. The plan was revealed by Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman. If enacted into law, next year&rsq
DAM DESTRUCTION: UKRAINE AND RUSSIA BLAME EACH OTHER The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine by Russian forces has led to thousands of people fleeing their homes as villages and parts of a nearby city have been flooded. Floodwaters submerged streets, homes, and caused roof damage in
FIND NON-TRADITIONAL TRADE, DEFENSE PARTNERS, MARCOS ORDERS PH ENVOYS Filipino ambassadors should look continuously for so-called “non-traditional” partners in terms of trade, security, and defense requirements of the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesda
CHINA REACTS TO LLOYD AUSTIN’S BULLY REMARK, SAYS US RESORTS TO COERCION China on Tuesday responded to the United States' remark that the world witnesses 'bullying and coercion' from Beijing. The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India reacted sharply to the state
VOG AFFECTS AGONCILLO, BATANGAS; CLASSES SUSPENDED IN 3 BARANGAYS MANILA — Face-to-face classes in some barangays in Agoncillo, Batangas were suspended Wednesday as the town dealt with vog (volcanic smog) from Taal Volcano's increased activity. Mayor Cinderella Reyes told A
INFLATION EASES AGAIN IN MAY, BOLSTERING CASE FOR RATE HIKE PAUSE MANILA — Consumer price growth softened in May as the domestic economy swallowed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ aggressive rate hikes, supporting the case for a longer pause in monetary action. Inflation eased
UKRAINE INTENSIFIES ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN FRONTLINE POSITIONS Ukrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the "epicentre of hostilities". She did not say whether a long awaited counter-offensive had begun. Separ
PAKISTAN ARMY, ISI TRYING TO DESTROY MY PARTY, ALLEGES IMRAN KHAN Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had “no doubt” he would be tried
SSS, GSIS CAN INVEST IN MAHARLIKA PROJECTS: DIOKNO MANILA - National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that while the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are prohibited from investing in the Maharlika Investment
US DEBT CEILING BILL PASSES HOUSE WITH BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation negotiated by US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the debt ceiling and set federal spending limits, as a broad bipartisan coaliti
