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MANILA, Philippines — Three Philippine universities saw their standings improve in the latest global ranking of higher education institutions. The University of the Philippines (UP) continued to be the highest ranked Philippine institution in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025 released on Wednesday. It jumped to 336th place …

President Marcos has ordered a centralized system using technology to make the Philippines the “absolute worst” place for the online sexual abuse of children and the creation of child sexual abuse materials, Malacañang said on Wednesday, June 5. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on his administration’s …

Members of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) are scheduled to convene next week to assess the country’s economic targets. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the inter-agency body responsible for setting the government’s macroeconomic assumptions will hold a meeting on June 14. “This is part of our routine …

RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH. National Police Commission vice chairperson and executive officer Alberto Bernardo assures the House Committee on Human Rights that the approach of the Marcos administration’s anti-illegal drug campaign is “rights-based” during a hearing on Wednesday (June 5, 2024). Bernardo said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive is to focus on …

DAMAGE MONITORING. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) spokesperson Nazario Briguera says they are closely monitoring the effects of ashfall in the agri-fishery sector during an ambush interview on Wednesday (June 5, 2024). The Department of Agriculture assured assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. (PNA …

A Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircrew covers his face due to the stench of the volcanic ash fall during the conduct of a rapid damage assessment and needs analysis in Negros Occidental on June 4, 2024 following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. (Photo by PAF)  Residents in Western Visayas (Region …

In this July 2020 photo, Muslims practice social distancing at Salam Mosque in Salam Compound during their noon time prayer, a day ahead of Eid al-Adha. (The STAR / Michael Varcas, file)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared June 17, Wednesday as a regular holiday throughout the …

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could still start easing policy ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) but will not aggressively reduce key rates given current economic growth. “The Fed might cut in July. There’s an analysis for July. So, they could go first, or we could,” BSP Governor …

Photo from PCO THE Philippines will likely miss its goal of attaining upper middle income status in 2025, a World Bank economist said, instead achieving this two or three years later. “The Philippines has been close to the threshold of becoming an upper-middle-income country, already pre-pandemic, but then the growth …

RICE tariffs have been slashed and reduced rates for other key commodities have been extended up to 2028 in a bid to lower prices and control inflation. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday said that its governing board had approved a new comprehensive tariff program “to ensure …