Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero says it's about time to waive service fees on certain electronic fund transfers, as these are long overdue. Escudero had this to say as he backed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) move to remove such charges for personal transactions and payments to micro,...
While Senator Imee Marcos opted to "stand alone" in the upcoming elections, the political alliance shepherded by her brother, President Marcos, will still be behind her. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) In an interview in Tarlac on Monday, Sept. 30, Marcos stated that...
President Marcos said he has found the person to take over the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) portfolio once Secretary Benhur Abalos steps down this week to join the 2025 midterm elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (PCO) and DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos...
Motorists will have a frustrating drive to the petroleum service stations this week as they will be greeted with diesel prices rising by P0.90 per liter; while diesel prices will be going up by P0.45 per liter. Kerosene, which is their cousin in the weekly triumvirate of price adjustments, will...
As inflation eases, more economists anticipate two additional interest rate cuts of 25 basis points (bps) each by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in its remaining policy meetings for 2024. In a Sept. 27 report, senior Asia economist Gareth Leather and assistant economist Harry Chambers at...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (left), Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas will continue to support Senator Imee Marcos despite her preference to "stand alone". ...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has debunked allegations that President Marcos was supposedly handed by a civilian a sachet of "white substance" and said what the President received was a lapel pin of the emblem of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). PCO/PFP In a Facebook Reel...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from right, in black) distributing assistance during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in Cavite (Speaker's Office) Fuel by the commitment that “no one will be left behind”, House Speaker...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo says the reason why he's decided to run for senator in May 2025 is President Marcos himself. In a press conference Thursday,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez(Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez trumpeted on Thursday, Sept. 26 the official formation of the administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, and its announcement of its 12-person Senate slate...
Philippine banks remain upbeat about the industry’s outlook for the next two years, seeing double-digit growth in their assets, loans, deposits, and net income, as well as plan to maintain robust capital and liquidity positions to maintain institutional stability. Results of the 2023 Banking...
President Marcos has bared the administration's senatorial slate in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. Marcos announced the 12 senatorial candidates under the "Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas" during the political alliance's convention 2024 on Thursday, Sept. 26, in Pasay City. In his speech,...
