The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been placed on alert ahead of the planned series of anti-corruption protests set to take place every Friday, Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced. The move came after the Trillion-Peso March movement, the organizer of a...
Even as the Philippine peso faces pressure from foreign fund outflows, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) refuses to defend the local currency unless its depreciation could lead to higher consumer prices. According to the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), the peso weakened by 28.5...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. struck a more dovish tone on the central bank’s policy path, signaling that the latest quarter-point reduction to 4.75 percent may not be the final easing this year. Remolona, in a press briefing on Thursday, Oct. 9, backtracked on...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has invited Ireland to participate in joint patrols with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro made the pitch to Irish Ambassador to the Philippines Emma Hickey during the latter’s...
Senators on Monday, October 6 pushed for a full funding of the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) assistance programs as they stress the need to give overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) consistent and timely legal, medical and welfare support. Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV”...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged all soldiers and civilian human resources to remain faithful to their constitutional mandate to protect the people and secure the state amid persistent corruption issues confronting various sectors of government, as it marked the 35th anniversary of...
Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. is looking to elevate the role of the police organization in the country 's anti-insurgency campaign. This, as Nartatez took oath as a member of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. has warned that corruption in public infrastructure projects, including flood control programs, could further strain government resources and impact the military’s ongoing modernization efforts. Speaking at a forum hosted...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. has admitted that soldiers, like ordinary Filipinos, are not immune to frustration over corruption, particularly in flood control projects, but firmly rejected calls for military intervention in politics. “We know what...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has asked Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the status of the unfinished P802-million flyover in Pavia town. "I trust that under your leadership, the DPWH will prioritize transparency,...
Five new undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were sworn in on Tuesday, Sept, 30, as part of a reorganization to strengthen operations and accountability in the department DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said President Marcos signed the appointment papers of the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 30 dispelled rumors of a coup plot on the part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against President Marcos amid the Sept. 21 rallies. "Walang nagbalak sa AFP. Maraming nagdadasal na may nagbalak sana...
