Part 1 Those in their thirties and forties today—part of the Millennial and Centennial generations—bear the heavy burden of preventing the Philippines from falling into the "Middle-Income Trap" that has ensnared many Latin American economies. By July 2026, Philippine per capita income will...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte won’t return to the Philippines as long as Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is president, Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte said Monday. Speaking to Duterte supporters outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Rep. Duterte said his...
DAVAO CITY – City government officials criticized on Monday, Jan. 12, the renewed move to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, describing the effort as politically motivated and a distraction from more pressing concerns. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos...
Aniceto “Chito” Mangahas Sobrepeña, the former cabinet secretary who led the philanthropic arm of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) for nearly three decades, has died. He was 72. His death was announced Monday, Jan. 12, in a social media post by his son, Gabriel Sobrepeña. No cause...
President Marcos has administered the donning of rank of rear admiral to Presidential Security Command (PSC) Commander Andro Val Abayon. From the rank of commodore at the Philippine Navy, Abayon formally rose to the rank of rear admiral after his donning ceremony held at the Malacañan Palace on...
President Marcos has left the country for a working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), vowing to bring home "good news." "I am confident that upon my return, I will bring good news on the new heights of our friendship and collaboration with the UAE, as well as on the shared vision and...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that a Cabinet shake-up is imminent. Recto said this following reports that Marcos is supposedly preparing for his “most extensive Cabinet shake-up” as his ratings suffer. “At present, there is no...
Malacañang remains optimistic that majority of Filipinos continue to believe that guilty officials in the massive flood control scandal will be punished. This, even the recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed that confidence in the punishment of officials involved in the flood control mess...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos met with members of the UAE business council and Filipino community leaders in Dubai to strengthen partnerships aimed at expanding long-term opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Domestic lenders are snapping up government securities in a move to lock in still relatively high rates before the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivers another reduction in benchmark rates. This was evident in the higher ₱37.8 billion borrowed through the sale of short-dated...
President Marcos said any impeachment complaint that may be filed against Vice President Sara Duterte should be treated in the same manner as the ongoing investigations into alleged flood control anomalies. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President...
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) is urging the Marcos administration to reinstate funding for two automotive manufacturing incentive programs, warning that inaction could weaken the country’s growing EV sector. EVAP president Edmund Araga said an industrial policy aimed...
