With a flurry of initiatives lined up for next year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) shall seek exemptions from the forthcoming election ban on public spending to ensure that projects won't stop nor delay implementation. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. told Manila Bulletin on...
ILIGAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections officer in Nunungan town in Lanao del Norte province was shot dead in Purok 1, Barangay Curva Miagao, Salvador, Lanao del Norte, on Monday, Nov. 25. VALLECER Police identified the victim as Markus Orlando Vallecer of Cagayan de...
Al Panlilio is putting premium on a sustainable program and a united and harmonious Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as he seeks another term as POC first vice president under the ticket of reelectionist president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president Abraham...
Think tank Capital Economics has flagged potential risks to Asian currencies, including the Philippine peso, should Donald Trump secure victory in the upcoming US presidential election. In a report, Capital Economics said that Trump's protectionist policies could exert depreciation pressures...
BY DERCO ROSAL German financial services giant Deutsche Bank expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to continue easing gradually but warns that the US presidential election and trade policy changes could delay further rate cuts. “A key risk to our view is the US presidential election and...
Due to a possible election bid, one of the local partners of Miru Systems (Miru) in the Automated Election System (AES) for the 2025 National and Local Elections backed out from the joint venture, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced late Thursday, Oct. 3....
This year's US presidential election and the Philippines' midterm polls next year, among other geopolitical and climate events, pose risks to near-term economic outlook here and abroad, according to the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF). "Political uncertainties and policy...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation into the attempted ambush of Vice Mayor John Bong Alvarez of San Miguel town in Bulacan last June 4. In a statement, the CHR said "the continued occurences of violence against officials undermine the effective delivery of public...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has asked the country’s senators not to use their positions for the purpose of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, March 11, and South Korean firm Miru Systems has signed a contract for the lease of the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit and Count (FASTrAC) or the Automated Election System (AES) to be used in the 2025 midterm polls. The Commission on...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Jan. 8 that potential suppliers of the critical automated election system (AES) for the May 2025 polls must be pristine and free from any blemish. "Time is of the essence for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to secure the lease of the automated counting system...
Agusan del Norte 2nd district Rep. Dale Corvera (Facebook) Agusan del Norte 2nd district Rep. Dale Corvera has filed a bill seeking to change the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the current three years to five years. ...
