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Political power remains concentrated within a small circle of elite families, the team monitoring the Philippines midterm ...
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Cash budgeting system proposed
Speaker Martin Romualdez has filed a bill seeking to overhaul the national budgeting system every year into a cash-based one.
It can be recalled that in October 2024, the Philippine government, in its management of a linguistically rich and culturally diverse population, decided to make the then-existing Mother Tongue-Based ...
The eGov PH mobile app – a so-called super app – has now integrated more than 1,000 government systems to streamline services ...
Politics in the Philippines has always been something of a family affair. But lately, it has devolved into a family feud, complete with assassination threats and impeachment charges.
To make the system inclusive and sustainable, gender-responsive procurement strategies are being incorporated into the process of government transactions through the inclusive procurement program.
"Starting June 2025 DEPED stop (sic) accepting K-12," says a May 11, 2025 Facebook graphic that bears the logos of several Philippine government agencies including the Department of Education (DepEd).
Much has been said about the 2025 national budget. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified and defended that the General Appropriations Act (GAA), which serves as the law when it ...
Benedict Anderson, an Irish-American political scientist, called the Philippine political system as a cacique democracy. It has never changed from the time of Aguinaldo to BBM.
P resident Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. remains firm in his stand that he will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the “war on drugs” of former president Rodrigo Duterte. He ...
Yet to this day, the Philippine government’s dismal human rights record remains far from encouraging. This is clearly seen in the way our justice system has so far responded to EJKs arising from ...
Philippines to Receive Second Batch of BrahMos Missile System From India MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is set to receive its second batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India, its ...