Latest in Middle East crisisOverseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) remittances reached nearly $40 billion in 2025, the highest level ever recorded, and continue to post positive growth of 2.4 to 2.5% in the first six to seven months of 2026 despite the ongoing Middle East crisis. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac explained…
The Aksyon Fund—a dedicated legal, medical, and financial assistance fund for overseas Filipino workers—was launched for the first time in 2023 under the Marcos administration, with no equivalent program ever existing under the defunct Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) or any…
The Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) budget has more than doubled from ₱4.3 billion when it was established in 2023 to ₱10 billion in 2026, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. added ₱3 billion to the agency’s Aksyon Fund this year on top of ₱2 billion already allocated under the 2026 General…
The Marcos administration is pumping funds into major infrastructure projects across key government agencies to prop up the economy and sustain employment amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, ordering a catch-up plan to ensure all programs are delivered on time this year. Executive Secretary Ralph…
The Marcos administration will continue its fuel subsidy program for public utility vehicle operators for as long as oil prices remain elevated, with no fixed end date but projections running through the end of 2026, Malacañang said. The Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) said the Department…
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rattle global oil markets, one energy industry leader is pointing Filipinos toward a solution they can install on their own rooftops. Tetchi Capellan, chairperson of the Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance, made the case in an interview on DZRH…
Since 2022, the barangay elections have been postponed twice. Filipinos voted in 2023, a year behind schedule. The next cycle was pushed from December 2025 to November 2026. Now a third delay is on the table—and critics say the justification being offered is the same one the Supreme Court already…
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan announced Tuesday, March 31, that the AGRI-AGRA Team has formed a dedicated task force to monitor the Middle East crisis and shield the country’s food security and agriculture sector from its effects. The team brings together the Department of Agriculture (DA)…
RCBC Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer Lito Villanueva said the Philippines’ digital platforms are ready to support a potential shift to a four-day workweek in the private sector. Villanueva made this observation as the government rolls out energy-saving measures…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has immediately moved to cut fuel consumption in city government operations by 50 percent ahead of an anticipated oil shock triggered by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and escalating conflict in Iran. Under Executive Order No. 7…
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