MANILA, Philippines — The government must form a trade industrial council to help shield local industries from the ripple effects of global trade tensions, according to a former trade official.

It features screenshots of a document under the letterhead of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and with the signature of its president Cardinal Pablo David (archived link).

Total government workforce is estimated at around 1.8 million employees. The World Bank currently classifies the Philippines as a “lower middle-income country” (income range of $1,146 and $4,515).

MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority (NFA) has started delivering well-milled rice to Cebu province in preparation for the resumption of the government’s sale of P20 per kilogram ...

The governing body of Catholic bishops in the Philippines has not publicly endorsed senatorial candidates for the Southeast Asian nation's mid-term elections on May 12, 2025. A supposed "pastoral ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday, May 15, announced that government workers will receive their midyear bonuses today. Among those who will receive ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government has launched a long-term masterplan for job creation that aims to bring down the unemployment rate and increase the labor force participation rate (LFPR ...

Philippines – The Taguig City government took over different government facilities in the Enlisted Men’s Barrios on Tuesday, May 6, following a court order from the Taguig Regional Trial Court ...

and in local government units. Entitled personnel to receive the mid-year bonus also include military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has directed Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and four other government officials to answer the complaint filed against them by the ...

MANILA, Philippines – The borrowing of millions of pesos and the sale of some city government properties are being raised against former Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso since he announced his intention to ...