Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--Members of the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate gave varying opinions as to whether or not former president Rodrigo Duterte's recent arrest on...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet Makati Mayor Abby Binay has urged voters to look beyond the political affiliations of candidates and consider...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PPAB, Facebook) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed to help deliver a decisive victory for the administration-backed Alyansa para...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (MANILA BULLETIN) TACLOBAN CITY, LeyteAdministration senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson says history will ultimately determine whether or not it was right for former president Rodrigo Duterte to be taken...
The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) surplus dropped to $609 million in 2024, sharply lower than the $3.7 billion recorded in 2023, as a wider current account deficit weighed on the country’s external position. This BOP decline marks a nearly 84 percent, or $3.1 billion decrease,...
Senator Imee Marcos apologized for being unable to attend the campaign rally of the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in Tacloban, citing the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Senator Imee Marcos "Nagpapaumanhin ako sa mga kababayan kong waray na hindi makakadalo sa...
Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) While it's undoubtedly shocking, the discovery of the corpse of a Slovak tourist in Boracay "is a very isolated case", says former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
Benhur Abalos (left, standing) (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos can't help but beam with pride whenever he thinks about the hundreds of former rebels who are now working in...
Actions are being taken by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) hand in hand with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prevent the use of both cash and e-wallet services in vote-buying during the upcoming elections, the central bank said. This comes after Comelec called on the BSP to decline...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has reminded the Marcos government of its obligation to assist former president Rodrigo Duterte with his predicament...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. revealed that the global anti-money laundering watchdog has recognized the Philippines as a regional leader in combating financial crimes and terrorism financing, even tapping the country to assist others in strengthening their...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that the local banking system’s gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio increased in January, worsening from the one-year low in December last year. The latest data from the BSP showed that the banking industry’s gross NPL ratio increased to...
