MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release P21.47 billion to sustain infrastructure projects, protect jobs, and cushion Filipinos from the impact of global shocks triggered by the war in the Middle East. In a statement on Thursday, Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo said the DBM fast-tracked … Read more
BRITISH entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett, creator of the global platform the “Diary of a CEO” (DOAC), has sparked conversations around ambition, leadership and well-being in the digital age – discussions that resonate strongly with everyday Filipinos navigating multiple side hustles, remote work and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven changes in education and business. From juggling multiple … Read more
Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle may be one of the favourites to be named the next pope, but a Catholic Sister who has known him for half a century says she will never pray for it to happen. “I’m afraid of the politics in Rome,” Sister Marilena Narvaez said from their shared home neighbourhood, south … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos in Kuwait were told to follow local laws and were reminded that unauthorized public gathering is prohibited in the Gulf state. The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait issued the advisory on Thursday days after more than a dozen Filipinos were arrested in Qatar for joining a rally that Qatari authorities deemed as … Read more
BEIJING — China on Thursday said it had “destroyed” an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. The announcement comes as the two countries continue to confront each other over disputed territory in the South China Sea and tensions mount over the Philippines’ security ties with … Read more
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Saturday that 17 Filipinos were arrested in Qatar for allegedly participating in an unauthorized political demonstration. In a radio interview, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega said the Filipinos were currently detained at a police station, about an hour away from Doha. Source link
(UPDATE) A MAJORITY of Filipinos believe former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) related to his war on drugs, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows. The survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group, was conducted in February or a month before Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal … Read more
Senatorial aspirant Leodegario De Guzman says there is strength in the number of people commemorating the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power revolution on Feb. 25, 2025. VIDEO BY ALLEN C. LIMOS Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters Source link
MANILA, Philippines — Nearly three out of four Filipinos or 73 percent believe that Vice President Sara Duterte should face a Senate impeachment trial for allegedly threatening to hire someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualde, according to a research firm which released the results of its … Read more
MORE than 10,000 individuals experiencing involuntary hunger have so far been served by the Walang Gutom Kitchen since the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the initiative last Dec. 16. At the Saturday News Forum, DSWD Undersecretary Eduardo Punay said the department was planning to scale up the program and expand it in … Read more