The PMO privatization pipeline just added FTI, Mile Long, and a SLEX stake to its 2026 list, and its record on hitting targets is not encouraging so far.
PMO Privatization Pipeline Now Funds Fuel Security Bets Read More »
Fisherfolk in Lemery, Batangas are demanding a DENR salvage zone violation probe into a cement plant feeding the country’s infrastructure boom.
DENR Salvage Zone Violation Claims Hit Batangas Cement Plant Read More »
President Marcos said ₱12,000 each for 7.5 million families under the UPLIFT assistance program. Only two of three beneficiary groups actually get that much.
Marcos’s UPLIFT Assistance Program Number Doesn’t Fit Every Family Read More »
The first World Bank farm loan disbursement arrived before the verification agencies meant to enforce its results-based terms were even hired.
World Bank Farm Loan Disbursement Outpaces Its Own Safeguards Read More »
The Meralco disconnection suspension now runs through October 2026, but the deposit rule and dispute backlog it was meant to bridge remain unchanged.
Meralco Disconnection Suspension Extended Through October Read More »
Malacañang pinned underweight rice sacks in Mandaluyong on an unnamed supplier, a framing that keeps the distribution program itself untouched.
Underweight Rice Sacks Expose Malacañang’s Supplier Blame Shield Read More »
The bad loan ratio at Philippine banks hit 3.44 percent in May, a nine month high, while loss coverage buffers fell to 88.9 percent industry wide.
Bad Loan Ratio Hits 9-Month High as Buffers Shrink Read More »
The Philippines’ new upper middle income status ends cheap financing access, exposing exporters and infrastructure loans to a costlier future ahead.
Upper Middle Income Status Comes With a Financing Bill Read More »
The Green Energy Auction was built to lower power rates through competition. The regulator’s own report found almost no bidder competed below the ceiling.
The Green Energy Auction Failed to Lower Rates Read More »
LTFRB opened 3,000 new taxi and TNVS slots across Metro Cebu. The Cebu taxi franchise expansion lands hardest on boundary drivers, not the owners.
Cebu Taxi Franchise Expansion Compresses Driver Income Read More »
