Downward interest rates and sustained economic growth, supported by election-related spending, boosted a still weak private consumption in the Philippines in the second quarter of 2025, according to global financial giant Visa. According to Visa Business and Economic Insights’ Asia-Pacific...
There is a “positive momentum” in the relationship between the Philippines and the United States as the country ushered in a new administration under President Marcos, Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a meeting with...
​The US and the Philippines are currently enjoying a "great momentum" of economic relationship, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Tuesday, Jan. 24. In a meeting with the Filipino businessmen of the Makati Business Club, Carlson said she is seeing positive gains from...
By MARYKAY CARLSON US Ambassador to the Philippines The last five months of 2022 coincided with my first five months serving as US Ambassador to the Philippines – an exciting time marked by non-stop engagements that strengthened our ironclad relationship as friends, partners, and allies. Only...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is elated by the declining number of unemployed Filipinos, saying it was a "good sign" that the economy has started to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos said this after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam recently concluded with the Philippines almost securing a podium finish. We ranked fourth in the overall tally with 226 medals in total, behind host Vietnam (1st), Thailand (2nd), and Indonesia (3rd). While...
Of substance and spirit Diwa C. Guinigundo Y es, there is a good likelihood of yet another close vote and electoral protest between VP Leni and Marcos Jr. on May 9, 2022. This much was the bottom line of the recent analysis of GlobalSource Philippine country analyst Romeo Bernardo. This is what the...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Vice President Leni Robredo once again fought back against accusations that she has an alliance with communist rebels, and assured volunteers that her team’s volunteer lawyers stand ready to assist them on harassment charges they may want to file against the rampant...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has the “clear momentum” early this official campaign season, her camp said on Sunday, Feb. 13, as Pulse Asia survey revealed her lagging at second place with 16 percent. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Her toughest rival, former...
