House Speaker Martin Romualdez has appealed to journalists to trust in the capabilites of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as it endeavors to solve the murder of industry veteran Johnny Dayang. “We just have to trust them. They are the ones who have the legal mandate, the expertise, the men,...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo emphasized the importance of the Philippines’ partnership with the Caribbean community, pointing out the shared interests in maritime security, climate change, and multilateralism, among others. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo with...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast her vote for this year’s midterm elections in her hometown of Davao City on Monday, May 12. Vice President Sara Duterte at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, where she cast her vote for the 2025 midterm elections. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Speaker Martin Romualdez says the high satisfaction rating that the House of Representatives has received shows a vote of confidence from Filipinos. “This is a vote of confidence from our people. It tells us that the House of the People is delivering real results—affordable rice, housing for...
President Marcos has successfully cast his vote for the 2025 midterm elections, but not after encountering a technical glitch that forced him to feed his ballot into the automated counting machine (ACM) twice with the assistance of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel. RTVM screenshots...
Despite the dismal first-quarter growth mostly weighed down by world trade uncertainties, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sees the Philippine economy outperforming the region in 2025. "We will maintain our forecast of 6.1-percent growth this year, accelerating from 5.7 percent in 2024, making...
Another 25-basis-point (bp) interest rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected at its monetary policy meeting next month, as inflation slides and economic growth weakens. In a May 9 report, Deutsche Bank Research said the lower-than-expected 5.4-percent gross domestic...
The Marcos administration’s total debt payments declined by 65.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, as it settled significantly smaller amounts of principal payments to domestic lenders, offsetting the relatively negligible increase in interest payments. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury...
The Office of the President recognized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its role in the Philippines’ exit from the grey list of global financial crimes watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace, President Marcos, together with Executive...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballot and to vote for those who are capable of serving them. In a video message on the eve of the May 12 midterm elections, Marcos called on the public to exercise their right and obligation to vote. "Ipinaglalaban natin...
The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate technically capped off its 90-day campaign with a miting de avance or final grand rally in Mandaluyong City on Friday, May 10. In those 90 days. The originally 12-member Alyansa took two bold strategic choices: first, a heavy reliance on...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballots, and advised them to vote for those who are capable of serving the public. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. In a video message on the day before the May 12 mid-term elections, Marcos called...
