Yields on short-term government borrowings were mixed as investors watch for clues concerning future Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and US Federal Reserve’s decisions. At an auction of Treasury bills on Monday, Aug. 8, the bellwether 91-day rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to...
The House of Representatives is set to deliberate on 2,877 measures filed by various lawmakers during the plenary sessions held from July 25 to 27 and Aug. 1 to 3, the office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez reported on Sunday, Aug. 7. House of Representatives (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for six-month and one-year loans rose, while the yield for three-month papers dropped. On Monday, Aug. 1, auction of bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 2.090 percent from 2.273 percent previously. The Bureau...
A big part of a congressman's work is to respond to the specific concerns of the people in his or her particular district or sector. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is very much aware of this dynamic; in fact,...
Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab appears undaunted even as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. laid out a legislative agenda composed of nearly 20 bills. (PPAB) Ungab, in a chance interview with House of Representatives reporters Tuesday afternoon, July 26, said...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed support to the proposed legislations of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which would affect the security sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presented to Congress 19 of his administration's priority bills in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (RTVM...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says consumer protection is his top consideration in filing his priority bills regarding the energy sector for the upcoming 19th Congress. To cushion the adverse effects of sudden and drastic increases in the prices of petroleum products, Gatchalian’s Senate Bill (SB)...
An economist-congressman has filed two House bills that he claimed would help President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in his handling of the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the looming food supply crisis in general. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans jacked up following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) surprise off-cycle move last week, along with expectations that the central bank could deliver more aggressive tightening. At Monday's auction...
The Senate seeks discussion on the direction and request of the Executive branch in terms of legislation, including proposals to rightsize government as the 19th Congress opens July 25. ‘’I shall seek clarification first with the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) and the DOF (Department...
With 13 days to go before the opening of the 19th Congress on July 25, Senator Cynthia A. Villar filed her priority bills designed to further accelerate the country's agricultural growth, to preserve and conserve the environment, and to help Filipino entrepreneurs. Villar will retain the...
