Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla advised Vice President Sara Duterte to attend the preliminary investigation on Friday, May 9, on charges of inciting to sedition and grave threats filed against her by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The Vice President was...
Duterte Youth Party-list is bent on filing the first ever impeachment complaint against President Marcos in the dwindling days of the 19th Congress, on the ground of allowing former president Rodrigo Duterte 's arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ronald Cardema and Marie Cardema...
(SWS) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has taken the lead in the Social Weather Stations (SWS) senatorial survey conducted from May 2 to 6. Commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, the nationwide survey showed Tulfo as the top choice of 45 percent of registered voters, overtaking Senator Bong Go,...
Bank lending continued to lose momentum in March this year, growing by 11.8 percent, marking the lowest expansion rate in four months or since November last year when it posted an 11.1 percent growth. March’s movement was a further slowdown from February, as weaker credit expansion to major...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping that the next crop of lawmakers will prioritize restoring the National Food Authority’s (NFA) regulatory powers—such as the authority to sell rice directly to the public—as a measure to stabilize rice prices and supply. In a press briefing on...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the Philippines ' first sovereign wealth fund, is eyeing at least three new investments before the year ends, aiming to bring total capital commitments to as much as ₱37 billion just two years into its establishment. In a telephone interview on...
The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) or United States (US) dollar stock declined further to $104.6 billion, or ₱5.96 trillion, as of end-April, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported. This level decreased by $2.1 billion, or 1.5 percent, from March’s $106.7 billion,...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Thursday said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has asked the support of governors, particularly those running unopposed, to help three lagging senatorial candidates of the administration Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas win on Monday. Lacson said...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has made various recommendations to President Marcos in order to help the country withstand what he called "global headwinds" amid President Donald Trump 's shocking economic policies. "The Philippine economy continues to withstand global headwinds," he...
Undeterred by potential impacts from trade uncertainties, the national government said the Philippine economy remains strong, asserting that its first-quarter growth, though not fully meeting expectations, still ranked among the fastest in Asia. This came after the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Highlighting the need for a cohesive strategy to prepare students for high-demand careers, an advocacy group is calling for enhanced collaboration between government agencies to better align educational programs with evolving workforce needs. PBEd urges stronger collaboration among government...
Workers who report for duty on Monday, May 12, are entitled to full pay plus 30 percent of their basic wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 3, series of 2025, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma clarified that May 12 has been declared a special...
