Climbing to upper-middle-income-country (UMIC) status comes with a trade-off: the Philippines faces a looming decline in access to concessional official development assistance (ODA), or low-interest loans extended by the country’s multilateral and bilateral development partners. However, for...
Senators on Wednesday, July 1 pushed for more interventions on online gaming platforms in light of the horrific Tacloban school shooting incident where three students died and several others were injured. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said there should be stronger interventions to protect...
BAGUIO – When Pinewoods finally showed its teeth, Lloyd Go responded with his best golf. After capitalizing on calm conditions in the opening round disrupted by several fog delays, Go showed he could thrive when the course turned brutally difficult, firing the day’s only under-par round – a...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary and Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) Chairman Frederick D. Go has praised the move by Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to waive electronic fund transfer fees across its digital channels, describing it as a step toward eliminating banking...
As Manila Bulletin Property & Living marks its anniversary this June, the section presents a special feature, “Cities of Tomorrow,” exploring the future of urban living. Bringing together insights from leaders across the real estate, design, and home sectors, the feature poses a timely...
Investment czar and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go is advancing the development of what is expected to become the Philippines’ and Southeast Asia’s first offshore wind farm, reinforcing the Marcos administration’s push to attract large-scale renewable energy (RE)...
As people live longer and place greater importance on health and wellbeing, the way homes, communities, and cities are designed is also changing. Beyond providing shelter and convenience, the built environment is increasingly expected to support healthier lifestyles, stronger social connections,...
Jericho Rosales has come out to assure the public that his younger brother, Jeremiah Rosales, is safe, this, after social media posts seeking help in locating him sparked concern online. In a statement shared through his official Facebook page on June 26, the actor clarified that Jeremiah is no...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager said the proposed $60-million Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) threshold program is expected to secure United States (US) congressional approval by August, with the grant supporting the country’s reform efforts and opening the door to larger funding from...
The family of actor Jericho Rosales is desperately searching for his younger brother, Jeremiah "Nuki" Rosales, who has been missing for several days now. Jeremiah 's wife, Jhen Go, made an emotional appeal on Facebook, asking the public to help locate her husband, who was last seen on June...
The Gokongwei Group’s real estate arm, Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), is injecting six malls worth ₱10.6 billion into its real estate investment trust, RL Commercial REIT, Inc. (RCR), via its next wave of asset-for-share swaps. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), RCR said its...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 23 announced that the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality will launch its initial inquiry into the fatal shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte on July 1, 2026. Hontiveros said the Senate...
