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PAGCOR income seen to drop 91%
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 25, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is estimating a 91-percent decline in full-year net income this year, as the Middle East crisis and the removal of e-wallet links to online gambling platforms sapped...
DBM: Project NOAH gets P1 billion for flood forecasting
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 25, 2026 - 12:00am
With parts of Luzon still submerged by floods due to heavy rains, the Department of Budget and Management has released P1 billion to the University of the Philippines System to enhance Project NOAH’s...
Budgetary support to GOCCs surges in H1
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Government subsidies to state-owned corporations more than doubled in the first half of 2026, driven largely by the restoration of funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
Fitch sees slower Philippines fiscal consolidation
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippines may take a slower fiscal consolidation path as sluggish economic growth complicates the country’s ability to trim its budget deficit, according to Fitch Ratings. 
P143 billion MUP pension nearly triple AFP’s modernization budget
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Marcos administration is proposing to spend P142.95 billion on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pensions next year, a bill that adds urgency to long-delayed efforts to overhaul the pension system, while...
Government eyes retail bond offering in H2
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 23, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippines is still planning to return to the retail bond market this year, giving small investors another opportunity to buy government securities, the Bureau of the Treasury said.
Insurance penetration rises on higher premium collections
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Insurance penetration in the Philippines climbed to 1.96 percent in the second quarter from 1.79 percent in the same quarter last year, driven by higher premium collections, according to the Insurance Commissio...
DBM releases P27.4 billion medical aid for indigent patients
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 22, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Budget and Management has released P27.4 billion to fund the government’s medical assistance program for indigent and financially incapacitated patients.
Philippines ‘on track’ to hit deficit-to-GDP target
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The government remains on track to meet its fiscal deficit target this year, with the deficit-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio projected at 5.45 percent for the full year, according to the Department of Fi...
BIR slaps P2.23 billion tax evasion case vs POGO firm
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Internal Revenue  has filed a tax evasion case with the Department of Justice against Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc., which operated offshore gaming activities in the Philippines, over alleged...
Pag-IBIG turns over 1st batch of Naga employee homes
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 20, 2026 - 12:00am
More than 100 housing loan accounts have been availed of by qualified Naga City government employees under a housing partnership with the Home Development Mutual Fund, commonly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund.
PGH gets P1.86 billion additional funding
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 20, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Budget and Management  has released P1.86 billion in additional funding to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) to sustain critical medical and specialized services as well as help ease patients’...
DBM: Returning full P107 billion to PDIC not fiscally prudent
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Budget and Management is putting the brakes on the immediate return of the full P107.23 billion in unused reserve funds to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp..
Government eyes P101 billion from sale of big-ticket hydropower plants
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Marcos administration aims to raise P101.5 billion from privatization next year, primarily from the sale of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan hydroelectric power complex and the rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi...
SSS offers emergency loans to monsoon-hit members
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The Social Security System is offering emergency loans of up to P20,000 to qualified members affected by Tropical Storm Maymay and the enhanced southwest monsoon, to help them meet financial needs arising from...
Budget ‘padding’ in NEP questioned
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 18, 2026 - 12:00am
A “pattern of padding” is evident in certain items in the National Expenditure Program, meant possibly to provide “fiscal space” for later budget insertions under a substantially reduced figure...
DBM releases P9.75 billion for free higher education
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 17, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P9.75 billion to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to settle the Free Higher Education or FHE program costs that state universities and colleges...
BIR clarifies rules on early PERA withdrawals
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 16, 2026 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has clarified the rules on early withdrawals from Personal Equity and Retirement Accounts, noting that the 20 percent penalty will apply only to income attributable to the portion...
Philippines tax revenue goal ‘ambitious,’ says BMI
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 16, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippine government’s tax revenue target appears “ambitious,” with value-added tax collections estimated to rise by 12.8 percent to P860 billion next year even without introducing major...
DBP rolls out deposit campaign to widen funding base
by Aubrey Rose Inosante - August 15, 2026 - 12:00am
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is seeking to attract more deposits to expand its funding base to various support lending activities.
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