Seventy-five years ago, when freedom on the Korean Peninsula hung by a thread, the first Asian nation to extend a hand was the Philippines. General Carlos P. Romulo, then President of the United Nations General Assembly, helped rally international support—guided by the profound conviction that...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Iran and across the Middle East following reports of airstrikes that struck Tehran. “We have received reports of airstrikes which hit Iran. We are...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto was formally conferred the rank of Auxiliary Vice Admiral by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), it was announced on Saturday, Feb. 28. The donning and oath-taking ceremony was held last Feb. 26 aboard the PCG’s flagship multi-role response vessel, the BRP Teresa...
The National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC) partnered with blockchain developer Bayanichain Tech Inc. to digitize its housing finance securitization process, aiming to bolster transparency and operational efficiency in the state-run agency’s secondary mortgage operations. The collaboration,...
Malacañang dismissed rumors that President Marcos had been rushed to a hospital, saying the Chief Executive was in a private meeting and continuing to work over the weekend. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro issued the clarification amid circulating claims...
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) lauded on Saturday, Feb. 28, the allocation of P82 billion for the development projects at the grassroot level. ULAP national president Dakila “Dax’’ Cua said the fund approved by President Marcos is a " much-needed alignment on...
President Marcos has proclaimed several special non-working days in select areas across the country this March. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, in a Facebook post on Feb. 28, said the President issued the proclamations to allow residents to properly commemorate local founding anniversaries,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor said it can no longer investigate any “killings” committed under the current Marcos administration following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls of...
FINDING ANSWERS It was a shining period in our nation’s history exactly 40 years ago when millions of Filipinos at EDSA showed the world what the collective power of a united people can achieve. That period from Feb. 22 to 25, 1986 gave the Philippines one of its proudest moments, as...
HOTSPOT This week, we marked the 40th anniversary of the demise of a dictatorship at the hands of the historic People Power uprising. Prior to Feb. 22, 1986, the dictatorship was what’s legal. But in four days, the “constitutional authoritarianism” came to an end courtesy of a civilian-led...
Regular Savings rate rises to 6.62%, MP2 climbs to 7.12% Pag-IBIG Fund declared the highest dividend payout in its 45-year history, announcing P64.34 billion in dividends for 2025. Regular Savings dividend rate also rose to 6.62%, while the Modified Pag-IBIG 2 (MP2) Savings rate climbed to 7.12%,...
The country’s electronic exports are projected to surpass the $50-billion mark this year, setting a new record high on the back of growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and United States (US) tariff exemptions. Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc....
