By Joey Sarte Salceda Chair, Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies By conventional standards, the Philippine economy is doing fine. Growth rates, while not stellar,
Month: December 2025
The Case for Light Digitalization
By Joey Sarte Salceda Chair, Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies, Inc. Many proposals for government digitalization today are ambitious, sophisticated, and well intentioned. They
PTFOMS urges ethical journalism, says no story worth journo’s life
By Liza Agoot BAGUIO CITY – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has again urged journalists to uphold ethical standards in their work, stressing
Ex-PNP chief Torre named MMDA General Manager
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Nicolas Torre III as general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development
Int’l Dev’t Law Organization reelects PH to its Standing Committee
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in Rome has reelected the Philippines as an ad hoc member of its Standing Committee, according to report of the
Salceda defends increased DA farm-to-market road budget for 2026
Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda on Friday has stood in defense of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from criticisms over its increased Farm-to-Market Road
My biggest regret in the Free College Tuition Law: Conditionally-free TVET
By Joey Sarte Salceda Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies, Inc. Success has many fathers, they say, but failure is an orphan. The Free College Tuition
PH posts $273-M BOP surplus in Q3 2025
MANILA – The Philippines registered a USD273 million balance of payment surplus in the third quarter of 2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Friday.
Search on for 10 Outstanding Students in Bicol
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – The Commission on Higher Education in Bicol (CHED-5) encourages academic institutions to support and join the search for the Ten
House panel to craft strong, acceptable Anti-Political Dynasty Bill
House of Representatives Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chairman, Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has expressed his committee’s firm resolve
