Bersama's Budget 2027: Not 'business as usual', and what it would do instead

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Highlights include 5pct GST, targeted aid, and mandatory debt repayment.

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End ‘wholesale restrictions’ on Chinese EVs in US, experts say

Oct 8, 2026

The United States should engage with Chinese carmakers and battery manufacturers “strategically”, using targeted safeguards instead of the current “wholesale restrictions”, which could lead US carmakers to lose global market share, according to experts. “We need to consider strategic partnerships,” said John Helveston, an associate professor at George Washington University, during a discussion on Tuesday. “So not just wholesale restrictions, but look at some of the best opportunities and let...

Chinese rail hub beats Tokyo's shinkansen with a train every 40 seconds at peak

Oct 8, 2026

Guangzhou South Railway Station handled more than 1 million passenger trips on Oct. 1, a first for any Chinese station, with trains leaving 40 seconds apart at peak times.

Leviste intends to personally post bail amid arrest warrant, spox says

Oct 8, 2026

Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste intends to return to the Philippines and personally face the court to post bail amid an arrest warrant against him, his spokesperson said Thursday.

Children orphaned by Covid-19 learn to rebuild their lives at HOPE School

Oct 8, 2026

"I wish I could sing for you, Dad, even if I'm still not good. I wish I could draw a picture for you, even if my skills are nothing special. I wish you could see just how much I've grown up."

Suspect behind South Korea bank hacks may be 26-year-old in China

Oct 8, 2026

CrowdStrike says the attacker used ARTEX, a recently released Chinese-developed open-source penetration-testing tool, alongside large language models

Bersama’s Budget 2027: Not ‘business as usual’, and what it would do instead

Oct 8, 2026

Highlights include 5pct GST, targeted aid, and mandatory debt repayment.

Ridon: VP’s defense for bank records is to push blame toward dad

Oct 8, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s strategy after being confronted with bank documents bearing her name seemed to lean on pushing the liability towards her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, commented Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon. Ridon, in an interview after Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, greeted Duterte—who is currently detained at the

Schizophrenia: Understanding the mental disorder, from symptoms to stigma

Oct 8, 2026

Dr. Constantine L. Yu Chua, a psychiatrist from Makati Medical Center, said schizophrenia is a “long-standing mental disorder where a person loses touch with reality and has a breakdown in logical thinking.”

Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but doubts he’ll get one

Oct 7, 2026

'They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me,' says US President Donald Trump of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Empowering next-gen leaders through real-world industry exposure

Oct 7, 2026

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Miriam College and the Inquirer Foundation signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Sept. 29, 2026, establishing a strategic partnership aimed at expanding student internships, faculty and professional development, and community extension programs. The agreement was signed by Ms. Connie Kalagayan, Executive Director of the Inquirer Foundation, and Dr. Marilu Madrunio,

‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, former Anthropic researcher warns

Oct 7, 2026

Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances from leading US AI labs and quickly close any technological gap. “Right now, if we just stopped, they would try and catch up. But I think one really important thing...

Beyond the federal budget: Following billions in government-backed debt

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The government is on the hook for hundreds of billions in loans that do not show on the annual budget.

Bersama's Budget 2027: Not 'business as usual', and what it would do instead

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