Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. signaled that while the central bank remains vigilant against currency volatility, a slide to the ₱60-per-dollar threshold is not imminent. Speaking at the 2026 annual reception for the banking community on Friday, Jan. 23, Remolona...
Don 't be distracted by impeachment talks, just focus on your job. This, in a nutshell, was Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco 's unsolicited advice to President Marcos, who in the past few days has been the subject of impeachment complaints--both filed and unfiled--at the House...
A ranking congresswoman hailed President Marcos ' ongoing push to address hunger and poverty, as new survey results showed fewer Filipinos now consider themselves poor even as more households reported experiencing involuntary hunger in the last quarter of 2025. Batangas 2nd district Rep....
Former Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co must come back home to the Philippines if he wants to become a witness in a impeachment complaint against President Marcos. Thus, said Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro, chairman of the House Committee on Justice, during a news...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Saturday, Jan. 24, expressed his optimism for the proposed measures in Congress that seek to reform the country 's prevailing party-list system. In an interview with Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Sotto says this is one of the measures that President...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 24, that five bodies have been sighted and recovered in Philippine waters following the recent sinking of motor banca MBCA Amejara. CGDSEM commander Commodore Philipps Soria said the recoveries...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has intensified its monitoring patrols at the Malampaya gas field in Palawan to secure the country’s energy lifeline after the discovery of a new source of natural gas in the area. No less than General Romeo Brawner Jr., AFP Chief of Staff, personally led...
Carlo Bumina-ang made a resounding return to the ring, clobbering erstwhile undefeated Brazilian striker Marcos Aurelio via TKO in their bantamweight MMA bout in the ONE Fight Night 39 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, Jan. 24. The 31-year-old got things going in the second...
House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil hammered home a message of bridge-building and goodwill after Taiwan conferred to her on Friday, Jan. 23 the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon--one of its highest civilian distinctions. Garafil--the top non-elected official in the House of...
The filing of an impeachment complaint can 't be reduced to a mere drop-off or casual transaction, since it is way more serious than that. Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong had this to say as he defended the House Secretary General from criticism over...
The West Philippine Sea dispute is a long-term, intergenerational challenge that demands restraint, consistency, and firm adherence to international law, a maritime official said, as the Philippines continues to face aggressive actions and rhetoric from China. In an interview with state-run PTV-4,...
PAGBABAGO Sometime ago, I mentioned in one of my pieces something about regions in the world known for having low rates of chronic diseases and higher life expectancy. These are Okinawa (Japan), Sardinia (Italy), Nicoya (Costa Rica), Ikaria (Greece) and Lorna Linda in California. They are places...
