Philippines News News Philippines » Government: Philippines Creates Independent Panel to Probe Infrastructure Corruption
President Marcos has created a new Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to examine “misuse of funds in government flood control and related projects.” The Philippine government has set up ...
News Philippines » Government: Government proposes P7.2-trillion 2027 budget
The Philippine government proposes a P7.200 trillion budget for fiscal year 2027, up 6 percent from 2026, amid cut economic growth targets and higher inflation forecasts.
News Philippines » Government: IBP stands firm: Asserting Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), the official organization of Philippine lawyers, is one with the Filipino people and the Philippine government in asserting our country’s sovereign rights ...
News Philippines » Government: Philippines' Marcos borrows P9.7 trillion in 4 years, highest in 40 years: Ibon Foundation
The Philippine government also loses an estimated P200 billion annually to corruption, undervaluation, and smuggling in its revenue agencies, according to local news channel Bilyonaryo ...
News Philippines » Government: Philippines government will not assist ICC investigation into ex-president’s ‘war on drugs’
Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Friday that the Philippine government will have to learn more about the intentions of several investigators from the International Criminal ...
News Philippines » Government: Philippine government accused of stifling protests
Filipino activist groups and Church officials have slammed the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for restricting nationwide protest rallies to mark the 38th anniversary of the 1986 public ...
News Philippines » Government: Philippines government auctions to offer 25GW of renewable energy capacity a year until 2035
Philippines energy secretary Sharon S. Garin, left, said the auction rounds would provide renewables investors with market visibility. Image: Dean Calma, IAEA. The Philippines will launch a number of ...
News Philippines » Government: ZETRIX TO POWER PUBLIC BLOCKCHAIN FOR THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT
The Zetrix Layer-1 public blockchain platform is set to serve as the underlying protocol for the public blockchain of the ...
News Philippines » Government: UNHCR lauds Philippine Government launch of 1st National Refugee Day commemoration
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed the commitment of ownership that was the highlight of the government press launch for the 1 st National Refugee Day commemoration in the Philippines for 2024.
News Philippines » Government: The Philippine Government’s Distrust of Fact-Checkers
The Philippines’ Office of the Solicitor General has threatened to file a case in the court if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) does not unilaterally revoke its Memorandum of Agreement with news ...