The courtesy resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. will not affect the operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a ranking military official disclosed. The AFP is a professional organization that will continue to fulfill its mandate to...
The banner headline of the Manila Bulletin on May 21, 2025—“Brace for Carmaggedon”—may have sounded apocalyptic, but its deeper message is one of urgent transformation. Metro Manila is bracing for major traffic disruptions as several overlapping infrastructure projects accelerate in...
PEACE BY PEACE On January 2024, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) created the International Private Partnership Office (IPPO) by expanding the mandate of the International Cooperation and Partnership Office (ICPO). This move recognizes the...
Stock investors are expected to take cues from the release of a slew of data this week, which includes the Philippines’ budget and trade balance numbers as well as US gross domestic product and jobless claims. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said upcoming...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) has expressed support for the government’s plan to rehabilitate Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare, emphasizing that it should be done the “right way” to avoid economic disruptions and inconvenience to motorists due to resulting heavy traffic....
State-backed Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) will provide strong support, including a prospective recommendation to President Marcos, for a 25-year extension of the concession agreement for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), allowing it to continue managing...
The Makati Business Club (MBC), one of the country’s most prominent business organizations, expressed confidence that the Philippines will reach upper-middle-income country status by next year and achieve high-income status in the long term through strategic reforms that would spur economic...
Why did the Marcos administration seemingly sideline one of its steadiest-performing agencies – the Department of Energy (DOE)? Consider the ₱3.7 trillion worth of renewable energy (RE) investments just recently reported by the Board of Investments. Was this a misjudged piece of advice to the...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said that further cuts in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) may happen next year as the central bank looks to ramp up its liquidity management and make the yield curve more reliable. “It might be for next year. We are trying to...
Following President Marcos’ acceptance of her courtesy resignation, several of the country’s leading environmental organizations have expressed gratitude and respect for outgoing Environment Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga, lauding her science-based leadership, policy reforms,...
President Marcos will call for a unified regional response to the new tariff schedule recently imposed by the United States, as he left for Malaysia on Sunday, May 25, for the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
LAOAG CITY – Hostilities fire off in the 2025 Palarong Pambansa on Monday, May 26, with t he girls ' secondary 3,000-meter finals opening the competition at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium (FEMMS) Track and Field. The medal round for the middle distance event is set at 6 a.m.,...
