President Duterte’s economic managers will meet this week with the foreign chambers of commerce to tackle the country’s recovery initiatives and present their investment priority sectors. The economic team led by the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will...
Fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) called out China's “rampant plunder and destruction of marine resources" as it "adversely affect more than 600,000 Filipino fisherfolks" during a protest in Makati City on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Photo from Pamalakaya...
A group of farmers welcomed the call of Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) to increase the local production of fertilizers amid the rising cost of this farm input. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said such a call from FPA contradicts the importation stance of the...
Vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said she believes that the political experience of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos will lead him to the Presidency in next year's national election. "I confidently believe na 'yung mga karanasan niya bilang governor,...
Visayan small fishermen are seeking economic aid of at least P10,000 a month as the Philippine government imposed the three-month closed fishing season within their area. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) said this will subsidize the small...
To attract and develop more Filipino women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) , entrepreneurship and leadership positions should be given to them. Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold stressed...
The Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas) launched on Wednesday, Nov. 17, an online fake news quiz in line with its efforts to build an empowered and well-informed generation of Filipino voters. (Screenshot from What the Fake?! website) Titled "What the Fake?!:...
Youth who are highly inclined to vote in the May 2022 elections have high accuracy in identifying real news, a survey jointly conducted by the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG), Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas), and Participate PH. (Unsplash) The Pinoy...
The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea could trigger “artificial shortage and fuel an inflation spike,” a fisherfolk group said Tuesday, Nov. 16. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas In a statement, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Visayan fishermen fear that there will be an artificial fish shortage – which could trigger an increase in fish prices – amid the implementation of a state-imposed three-month fishing ban within their coastal areas. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Samantha Panlilio (center) with BBP 2021 Queens Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) gives a warm send-off for Samantha Panlilio as she suits up for the Miss Grand International pageant in Thailand on Dec. 4. Held on Friday, Nov. 12, at The 6th Manila in Novotel Manila Araneta City, BPCI...
The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the party of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, has adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio of LAKAS-CMD as its candidate for vice president for the 2022 May national elections. This was after the PFP issued a resolution that adopts...
