Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has admitted to getting "frustrated" by certain national laws that lack the perspective and inputs of local government officials. Binay had this to say during her recent visit to the City Hall of Santo...
Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With the country’s food security foremost on his mind, administration senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos has proposed providing incentives to discourage farmers from selling their lands....
US President Donald J. Trump's protectionist policies remain the top risk to Philippine economic prospects this year, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "A key uncertainty over the coming year is whether and to what extent Donald Trump follows through with his threats to impose tariffs...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (left), Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has confirmed Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar's status as still part of the...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Facebook) The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate has postponed its two big rallies this week, and the supposed reason has to do with giving way rather than purposely...
Amid tariff war-saturated global uncertainty and rising domestic prices, the potential for an inflation surge weighs heavily on the central bank's contemplated April 10 interest rate reduction. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said in an interview with Bloomberg...
About ₱1.4 billion was the total value of coins the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) collected from its coin deposit machines installed across Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces. According to the central bank, the total coin deposits increased by nearly eight percent, or ₱100 million,...
More money is expected to flow out of the Philippines over 2025 and 2026, as the country is projected to import more than it exports and the services sector is seen to underperform, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). “The Philippine balance of payments (BOP) position is projected...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has strongly called on banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to strengthen their surveillance and monitoring systems to prevent the misuse of digital channels for vote-buying in the upcoming May 12 elections. “The BSP strongly calls for the...
Manny Pacquiao (Facebook) If senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao would have his way, he would give a knockout blow to political bickering so that the government can focus on making Filipino lives better. This was the gist of the boxing...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) together with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) have officially completed the escrow deposit of the Final Trusted Build Source Codes for the upcoming National and Local Elections on May 12, 2025. (Photo from Comelec) This move ensures compliance with...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar’s office) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has underscored the importance of cooperatives' role in...
