THE Department of Budget and Management has directed all government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institutions (GFIs) to prepare their budget proposals for next ...

HEALTH workers staged a protest at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Wednesday, demanding the release of their medical allowance benefits. During the protest, ...

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St.

MANILA, Philippines — Government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) have remitted more than P100 billion in dividends to the national government as part of the administration’s revenue share in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration’s subsidies to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) fell by nearly 40 percent in November as more agencies received no funding for the ...

GOVERNMENT-OWNED and controlled corporations (GOCCs) received P7.5 billion in budgetary support last month, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed, plunging by 38.9 percent from P12.2 ...

What’s next after the Supreme Court struck down the P60-billion transfer of PhilHealth funds to the national treasury, calling it a grave abuse of discretion? As I wrote some weeks back, I lauded the ...

New prayer timings come into effect on Jan 2, 2026 The new timing does not conflict with Islamic law, as Friday prayer can be validly held anytime between noon and afternoon (Asr) prayer. Afra ...

The General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Zakat has announced that starting January 2026, Friday sermons and prayers across all UAE mosques will begin at 12:45 pm. Worshippers are ...

The authority called on worshippers to arrive early at the mosques Abu Dhabi: The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat has announced a change to the timing of the Friday sermon ...