The country’s leading business executives are opposing the government’s “continued reliance” on tax increases while state spending continues to be excessive, pointing out its severe impact on the financial well-being of Filipinos. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), which...
A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flies over the BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), USS Benfold (DDG65), HMAS Hobart (DDG39), and JS Akizuki (DD115) during the sixth multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) held in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on February 5, 2025. (Photo: Royal Australian...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that transmission rates in consumers’ electricity bills increased due to high ancillary service (AS) charges in February. In a briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Julius Datingaling, head of the revenue management department, said...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is phasing out its direct e-wallet loading feature for GCash and Maya on Feb. 13, 2025. After this date, BPI customers will no longer be able to use the "Load E-Wallet" option within the BPI mobile app to fund their GCash or Maya accounts. Instead, BPI is...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “Could there really be a ‘forever’ when it comes to love and romance?” We are not a “love expert” and so we wonder why we get this kind of question from people younger than we are. It appears they had come across our previous columns where we talked about this...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino's reelection bid gets the support of several governors from the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) and the administration party, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) who have closed ranks in an unprecedented show of unity. The governors met with...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) expects an increase in Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) issuance, driven by the ongoing Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP). Chris Warren C. Manalo, assistant manager of IEMOP’s market simulation and analysis division,...
(File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public Tuesday, Feb. 11, to immediately inform authorities should they see rocket debris in their communities or seas. This, as China was scheduled to launch its Long March 8A rocket from the...
Long-term government debt yields fell on Tuesday, Feb. 11, amid expectations of a 25-basis-point cut in key borrowing costs by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and easing U.S. Treasury yields. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised ₱30 billion ($540 million) through an auction of...
Mayor Abby Binay (Photo by Mark Balmores) Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay called on senators to be impartial regarding the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of Representatives last Feb. 5. Binay made the statement during a press conference by her party...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Fittingly, the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated as the World Day of the Sick, for the spring in the Grotto of Massabielle which the Virgin Mary pointed to Bernadette Soubirous has become a famous pilgrimage site for those who ask for physical and spiritual...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE We used to talk about the Philippines hitting a demographic sweet spot, with a majority of the population made up of young productive persons that will propel the country into a developed and prosperous nation. But recently, fertility rates have been dropping from 4.1 children...
