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Confidential funds and intelligence funds are often mentioned together--but they're not the same. Here's a breakdown of the key differences, who can use them, what they're for, and how government auditors ensure accountability.
The amount of municipal waste in the Philippines reaches up to 14.6 million tons annually, according to a report by the World Bank in 2025. Many projects have been proposed to solve the country's waste management dilemma, is thermal waste-to-energy a solution?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr."s announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the Philippines will launch a rocket next year may sound like a giant leap, but the planned mission is intended to mark the country"s first step toward developing its own space launch capability.
Fuel prices have already reached record highs in the past few months since the United States and Israel"s attacks prompted Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, but a new threat is emerging which may worsen the global oil crisis.
While the figure may sound alarming, a growing national debt is not automatically a bad thing. What matters is why the government is borrowing, how the money is spent, and whether it can continue paying its obligations. What is government debt?
Following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran early this year, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz--a key maritime chokepoint for global oil shipments--heightening concerns over potential disruptions to oil supplies.