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PH Economy Slowest in 14 Years

ECONOMIC GROWTH IN the third quarter is the slowest in 14 years owing to huge contraction in public construction because of corruption and the...

Economy Logs 4% Third-Quarter GDP Growth; Way Below Expectations

"The productive capacity that we had wanted to happen was muted by all this corruption.” "It's just so shocking to see how extensive it was,”...

DENR Batangas Exec Red-Handed For Extortion

APPARENTLY UNPERTURBED WITH the ongoing investigation of anomalies in infrastructure projects involving billions of pesos of public funds, the officer-in-charge of the local official...

Henry Alcantara Named Mastermind

SO IT’S SWORN in and made official: Henry Alcantara was named as the masterminds in orchestrating the flood control bribery scheme that enabled lawmakers...

Construction, Manufacturing Slumps To Lowest Level

A COMBINATION OF slow government spending, the stigma caused by the flood control fund scandal and weather-related disruptions have brought industry– including construction and...

Did Villar Properties Benefit From Flood Control Project

AMID THE ONGOING investigation of alleged irregularities in several flood control projects across the country, Las Piñas Representative Mark Anthony Santos disclosed some properties owned...

When the Rain Comes, Let It Find Us Ready

TYPHOON TINO DID not knock.No polite warning, no gentle drizzle.November 2, 2025, it entered our waters — and by the dark hours of November 4,...

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