Benhur Abalos (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)) A "wake-up call" for the Philippine government. That's how Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos described over the weekend the strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake that...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (MANILA BULLETIN) True to his anti-corruption stance, senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is calling for the Commission on Audit (COA) to be given the power to initiate investigations and file cases against those...
The Philippines would buck the trend of weak growth prospects in emerging markets (EMs) amid the United States' (US) tariffs threat, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "In all, aggregate EM GDP growth is likely to slow in the coming quarters... we think growth will generally fall short...
A weaker peso, caused by United States (US) tariffs lifting the US dollar and the Philippines' wider current account deficit, may delay further interest rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to Japanese banking giant MUFG Bank Ltd. "We forecast the BSP to cut rates by...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is eyeing the enactment of a law that would institutionalize a pension system for...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (left), Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) With the official start of the campaign period for local candidates last March 28, members of the administration-backed Alyansa para...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Mayor Binay's office) Two more mayors from Metro Manila have endorsed Makati City Mayor Abby Binay's bid for senator in the upcoming May 12 mid-term elections. Raising Binay's hand during separate campaign...
Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) And then there were 11. The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas has updated its social media to reflect the exit of reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos from its senatorial ticket. Over on...
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (left), Benhur Abalos (Facebook) Senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos has thanked Cebu Govenor Gwendolyn Garcia for being one of the few Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas bets that have been endorsed by the lady...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Reelectionist Senator Francis "TOL" Tolentino is batting for the establishment of human settlements on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to fortify the country's rights in that body of...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) Administration senatorial bet Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has reiterated his pitch for the Philippine National Police (PNP) or Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to assign security personnel--preferably from the...
TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who is running for reelection as representative of the first district of Leyte unopposed, expressed confidence in the success of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket in the elections. ROMUALDEZ (FB)...
