Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon is moving to eliminate one of the most persistent sources of delay in government salary processing, saying agencies will no longer need to formally request salary deficiency funding from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) once they update their plantilla master list, with the new automatic release system targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026.…

The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…