Pro-poor programs
With the current administration focused on achieving single-digit poverty level by the end of its term of office in 2028, ...
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Gov’t sees rate of poverty down to 9% in 2028
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is confident it will be able to bring down the country’s poverty ...
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Pacquiao accuses 4 agencies of corruption
Boxed into a corner with no less than President Rodrigo Duterte taunting him to unmask the corrupt activities he claimed ...
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‘Cut red tape to encourage taxpayers’
SENATE Minority Leader Ralph Recto urged the administration to scout for frivolous and unnecessary expenses which could be cut or ...
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Focused foreign policy eyed
DAVAO CITY—While he earlier said the Philippines would remain an ally of the West, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday his ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.