White House, Johnson close out Homeland Security negotiations holding up final funding deal
Top negotiators have locked in a bipartisan deal on full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security, allowing congressional leaders to put the finishing touches on a broader spending agreement in the coming days, according to two sources familiar with
Homeland security battle pushes much of government perilously close to Saturday shutdown
President Joe Biden’s late-stage bid to save the Department of Homeland Security from a flat budget is pushing Congress perilously close to a Saturday shutdown of most of the federal government. Heading into the November election, Biden is under increasing
Gov’t, SMC-led group ink NAIA deal
San Miguel Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang, Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Eric Jose C. Ines hold copies of the signed concession agreement for the Ninoy Aquino International
External debt service burden soars to P14.7 billion in 2023
MARI GIMENEZ-UNSPLASHTHE PHILIPPINES’ external debt service burden skyrocketed to P14.752 billion last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.Preliminary data from the central bank showed that the country’s debt service burden on its external borrowings surged by
Baguio City logs highest GDP per capita among provinces, HUCs
WORKERS transport crates at a food market in Baguio City, April 17, 2016. — REUTERS THE CITY of Baguio posted the highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in 2022 among provinces and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) in the Philippines,