The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined on Tuesday, Nov. 18, as cautious investors immediately took profit from Monday’s price spike after the former chief economic manager of the Marcos Jr. administration projected that this year’s economic growth pace will fall well below the...
President Marcos went to Albay on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to inspect schools damage by Super Typhoon Uwan and ensure that assistance is given to affected residents. Marcos has inspected the Cararayan-Naga Elementary School (CNES) in the town of Tiwi and interacted with students who were attending their...
Five prominent business groups have called on lawmakers to restore more than ₱107 billion in excess funds remitted by state-run Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) to the national government, as they stressed the need to uphold confidence in the country’s financial system. In a joint...
The passage of the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law can put a stop to what Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña called "toxic family drama" in Philippine politics. Cendaña had this to say Tuesday, Nov. 18--a day after Senator Imee Marcos claimed that his own brother, President Marcos, was a...
Go Negosyo founder and Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN–BAC) 2026 chair Joey Concepcion called on the government and the public to focus on safeguarding the country’s reputation ahead of its chairmanship of the ASEAN Summit and its Related Meetings in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 18, rejected former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s allegations that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered ₱100 billion in budget insertions and received a supposed ₱25-billion “commission” from the amount. During the...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima is seeking clarity and sobriety among Filipinos especially with the heated politics in the country. De Lima made this pronouncement Tuesday, Nov. 18 amid the many developments that stemmed from alleged corruption in the government 's flood...
Malacañang said there is currently no plan to pursue any legal actions against Senator Imee Marcos after her drug allegations against President Marcos and the First Family. "Let’s just wait and see. As of now, we do not have any plans of making and legal action against her. So, let’s just...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's cousin in the House of Representatives, PPP Party-list Rep. Harold Duterte, acknowledged on Tuesday, Nov. 18 the Filipinos ' "collective frustration and deep disappointment" over the corruption scandals hounding the Marcos administration. "We hear you....
Last Sept. 17, they said they asked for information on the Bulacan Dredging and Flood Control Project and the Bucayao River Rehabilitation and Flood Control Dredging Project. When the request was unheeded, the petitioners said they sent a letter to President Marcos and the DENR secretary and urged...
If the claims of resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co over the massive flood control anomalies are true, he should return home and testify, a Palace official said, adding that the government would offer him protection. "Kung 'yan naman po ay may katotohanan at mayroon siyang mga ebidensya, maliban sa...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, distanced the military from allegations raised by Sen. Imee Marcos that her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is using drugs. Acting AFP spokesperson Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said the claim of the lady lawmaker is a...
