President Marcos said he remains open to reconciling with the Duterte family amid lingering political tensions, saying he values stability and friendship over conflict. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (File photos) Speaking in his first podcast...
The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) deficit widened to $2.6 billion in April 2025, driven mainly by a larger trade in goods deficit and the government’s withdrawal of US dollar stock to settle foreign debt payments. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the deficit in April...
President Marcos acknowledged that his administration fell short in addressing the day-to-day concerns of Filipinos, vowing to shift focus from long-term infrastructure to easing the burdens of ordinary citizens in the wake of the midterm elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong '...
The Philippines remains firm in promoting a rules-based multilateral trading system amid recent upheavals in global trade, such as the United States’ (US) new tariff policy, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque. Roque served as the country’s delegate at...
The Marcos administration has successfully borrowed ₱25 billion from domestic lenders through short-term debt papers, as creditors moved to lock in relatively higher interest rates ahead of a possible reduction in key borrowing costs by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at its policy meeting...
Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor is confident that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate will accept attempts from signatories to withdraw their support from the impeachment complaint lodged against Vice President Sara Duterte. Defensor, one of the 11 solon-prosecutors in the...
The Philippines and Mongolia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pilot an English-training program that will allow Mongolian civil servants and rural officials to pursue foreign language training in the Philippines. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo holds a joint presser with Mongolian...
The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) has shuttered a government-owned and/or -controlled corporation (GOCC) established by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. to design an airplane—but which failed to do so in its 50 years of existence. In a memorandum order dated May 7, the GCG gave...
The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) is urging the government to strictly implement the newly signed law aimed at improving the quality of early childhood education and care in the country. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12199, or the...
Malacañang said the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions for School Year 2025-2026 will address classroom shortages, reduce teachers’ workload, and improve the quality of instruction in public schools. (JOJO RINOZA /FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
The Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the announcement of an additional P1,000 across-the-board honoraria for teachers and poll workers, on top of the previously approved P2,000 increase in compensation for serving in the May 2025 national and local elections. In a statement issued on...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco says the Administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate didn 't lose to the so-called "DuterTEN" during last week 's mid-term elections--rather, it was a clear draw. “To interpret the result of the Senate election as...
