Vice President Sara Duterte expressed her disappointed at the partial and unofficial results of the Senate race, wherein only three of the so-called "DuterTen" candidates are currently ranked inside the "Magic 12". Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media after casting her vote in Davao...
The recently released 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) presents a sobering picture of the state of literacy in the Philippines. While the basic literacy rate—defined as the ability to read and write—stands at a relatively high 93.1 percent among Filipinos aged...
The Philippines touts a 5.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024, the highest in the region. With the highest GDP growth rate and one of the two biggest national budgets in ASEAN (2021-2025), it has little to show—except the lowest GDP per capita in the region. Besides, our 1.9...
Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos says he is leaving it up to authorities to take action on reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos ' allegation of fraud in the just-concluded 2025 mid-term elections. "This is the first time we’ve heard of the allegation. I will...
The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate ran a clean and gimmick-free campaign. This was proud declaration of Alyansa campaign manager, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco after the mid-term polls officially closed at 7 p.m. Monday, May 12. "Voting has closed. On behalf of the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended the license of a truck driver involved in a viral road accident in Quezon province as part of its intensified efforts to strengthen road safety nationwide. LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said the driver was also ordered to...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) arrested a Japanese national and his Filipino accomplice at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 for trafficking 13 Filipinos under the pretense of offering factory jobs in Japan. DMW operatives, in coordination with the NAIA Task Force...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez--who is running unopposed in his bid for a third straight term as congressman--has cast his vote in the ongoing May 12 elections. Romualdez did so in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte 1st congressional district. “Every vote is a declaration of hope. It’s a...
Investors in the Philippine stock market will be watching out for news on how the mid-term elections was conducted and how the Marcos administration’s candidates fared while also waiting for the release of remittance numbers. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L....
Police forces across the country were instructed to go all out in securing the canvassing of votes for the midterm elections. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said they expect police commanders to further step up the security measures starting at least 6...
The Department of Education (DepEd) received over a hundred election-related incident reports from across the country on Monday, May 12, with most of these incidents involving vote counting machine (VCM) malfunctions, missing names on voters ' lists, and health-related concerns affecting...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and other incumbent senators voted early on Election Day, Monday, May 12, for the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his wife, Heart Evangelista voted early at the Buhatan Integrated School in Brgy. Buhatan,...
