The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ruled that the P30-million donation received by Sen. Francis Escudero during the 2022 elections did not breach the Omnibus Election Code. Read more »
The Philippine economy is expected to grow between five and six percent in 2026, the Department of Finance (DOF) said, slightly lower than earlier projections. Read more »
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is targeting P3.1-trillion in tax collections for 2025 as part of the government’s revenue plan, according to newly-appointed Commissioner Charlito Mendoza. Read more »
Some of the country’s major business organizations are calling on the government to return more than P107 billion that the PDIC remitted to the National Treasury, saying the move could erode trust in the financial system. Read more »
The Philippine Senate is advancing a bill to establish a non-partisan commission tasked with scrutinizing government infrastructure projects and ensuring greater transparency across all levels of public works. Read more »
Quezon City has been honored as a Hall of Fame awardee by the DOF-BLGF for consistently ranking first in Locally Sourced Revenues among all cities in the Philippines from 2020 to 2024. Read more »
