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For years, the Philippine economic narrative was one of resilient, if unremarkable, stability. But as 2026 unfolds, that script is being rewritten by volatile cocktail of geopolitical friction, stalled infrastructure, and a central bank forced to abandon its post-pandemic crouch. The Bangko Sentral...

IT 'S THE SMALL THINGS The political circus happening in our midst is not estranged to anyone. Even if you do not keep up with it on a day-to-day basis, you have definitely heard (or seen) tidbits just by scrolling through social media, or in conversation with friends. Reality is that our...

REFLECTIONS TODAY When we turn on the TV for the newscast, when we read through the front page of a newspaper, or when we course through the digital media, we often feel weighed down and overwhelmed by the staggering amount of bad news reaching us: political crises, natural disasters, accidents,...

INCITING INSIGHTS Barring any earthshaking political upheaval, it looks like Vice President Sara Duterte is likely to win the presidency in 2028. Ever since she ran for national office with President Bongbong Marcos under UniTeam in 2022, her base of support has been consistently high and solid....

President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos will embark on a state visit to Japan from May 26 to 29, Malacañang announced. This came as a confirmation of the earlier invitation made by the Japanese government to host Marcos as a state guest. According to the Palace, the President and the...

Malacañang has clarified that there was "no contradiction" in the pronouncements of President Marcos and other government officials regarding former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's arrest, stating he was indeed apprehended due to immigration concerns. "Maliwanag ang sinabi ng Pangulo at ni SOJ Vida....

Former president Rodrigo Duterte is accepting the International Criminal Court (ICC) rulings against him and has chosen to leave his fate to God, his daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte said. “He knows about the decision already… so far, he is accepting of it,” Kitty told Facebook...

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