The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seen cutting interest rates for two consecutive policy meetings as inflation falls to below-target levels, according to Deutsche Bank Research. In a May 31 report emailed on Monday, June 2, Deutsche Bank Research forecast headline inflation in May at 1.5...
Ukraine will assign a defense attaché to the Philippines as part of efforts to develop bilateral defense cooperation. This was revealed during the bilateral meeting of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence Oleksandr Kozenko on...
By PATRICK GARCIA and ALLYSA NIEVERA San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte lauded on Monday, June, 2, President Marcos ' decision to temporarily halt the scheduled rebuilding of EDSA to find a better way to implement the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) reinforced its defense cooperation with major European allies on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, May 31. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held separate bilateral meetings with European Union (EU) chief diplomat Kaja...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he engaged in a verbal tussle with some young Chinese nationals who allegedly posed as journalists and confronted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. over the South China Sea (SCS)...
To establish a common operating picture in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region, Australia and Japan are considering to develop a military intelligence-sharing agreement with the Philippines. This came as Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with ...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for keeping him in his position as the head of the Department of National Defense (DND). Teodoro, in a statement, said that his mission at the DND “continues” after Marcos rejected the...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and CEO Rafael Jose Consing Jr. has submitted his courtesy resignation, along with the firm’s board of directors, which comes amid the newly formed firm’s planned investment rollout. “I have submitted my unqualified courtesy resignation,” told...
The sky is the limit for Second Lieutenant Jessie Ticar Jr., the valedictorian of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Siklab-Laya Class of 2025, who is now poised to serve as a platoon leader in the Philippine Army (PA). With aspirations of one day becoming the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday, May 28, denied rumors of an impending military overtake to unseat President Marcos Jr., stressing it will not happen so long as he is the country’s top soldier. In a statement, Brawner reaffirmed the...
LAOAG CITY – National Capital Region 's Arman Hernandez Jr. stole the spotlight with five gold medals in gymnastics just as records in athletics fell like dominoes on the second day of the 2025 Palarong Pambansa here Tuesday, May 27. Despite starting the sport just a year ago, the...
