The economy is moving in the right direction under President Marcos. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez in reaction to the 5.4 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth posted by the Philippines in the first quarter of 2025. “This growth means more than just numbers. It means jobs,...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque said the 5.4 percent economic growth in the first quarter of the year is a testament to the economy’s “robust resilience,” fueled by strong consumer spending and industry contributions. Roque, who heads the government agency...
Vice President Sara Duterte blasted President Marcos’ Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas, calling it a “dangerous alliance” meant to enslave Filipinos and bring the country back to narco-politics. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her speech during the PDP-Laban 's Miting de Avance...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go remains the top choice among voters in the latest nationwide senatorial survey conducted by Arkipelago Analytics from April 26 to May 1. The survey results show Go with 63 percent of voter support. In second place is ACT-CIS Party-list Rep Erwin Tulfo with 55...
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--Just like they promised, House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list gave an emphatic declaration of support to the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate on Thursday, May 8. The declaration took place at the packed Tacloban City...
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House Assistant Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has questioned the timing of Duterte Youth Party-list 's floating of a draft impeachment complaint against President Marcos. Duterte Youth Party-list played up its supposed filing of the first impeachment...
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...
