With the dates of the inaugurations of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio already penciled, the time for these third-generation politicians to take the lead in a hopefully post-pandemic Philippines is almost at hand. Vice President-elect...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla As President Duterte marches out of Malacañang in less than a month, it is worth noting that for the past six years he had delivered his promises for the athletes. Name it — from spanking new stadiums, eye-dropping budget for training and international exposures, and...
K-pop superstars BTS flew back to South Korea on June 2 after meeting US President Joe Biden at the White House. BTS’ RM, Jin, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope and Jimin arrived at Incheon International Airport in the afternoon of June 2 and were met by fans and the media. Member V arrived in the morning...
As the country’s debt stock continued to rise in April, Malacañang said Thursday that reducing the Philippine debt remains the government's priority. In fact, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said, the Duterte administration’s economic team already “proposed a fiscal consolidation and...
On June 30, 2022, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will have been the fourth Philippine president to be inaugurated at the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in Ermita, Manila. The previous three presidents to take their oath there were President Manuel Quezon in 1935, President Jose Laurel in...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has unveiled his administration’s priority programs and projects for his first full-year budget anchored with the goal of economic reconstruction. In a directive to incoming Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, Marcos wanted that his 2023 National...
President Duterte said he is eyeing to return to teaching after his six-year term as president ends on June 30, 2022. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this a month before he turned over the presidency to President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In his speech during his meeting with...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar expressed his gratitude to President Duterte for letting him be a part of the "change" the outgoing Chief Executive had promised to deliver six years ago. Photo from Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Facebook) Andanar said after Duterte hosted a...
DMCI Mining Corporation recorded a 14 percent improvement in first quarter core net income from P477 million in 2021 to this year’s P543 million, its highest for any given quarter. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said revenues grew faster at 25 percent from P1.1 billion...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar is no longer interested in the race for the presidency in the 24-member Senate in the upcoming 19th Congress. "Ayaw ko na . I want a simple life," Villar told reporters today (June 1) after her rival Majority Leader Juan Miguel ‘’Migz’’ Zubiri, 53, rejected a...
President Duterte doubled the incentives of the medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games as an expression of recognition and gratitude for their efforts. Efren “Bata” Reyes, right, receives the Order of Lapu-Lapu award from President Duterte during the Philippine Team’s courtesy...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Congress, the body Constitutionally mandated to canvass the votes for President and Vice President, has officially proclaimed Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Sara Duterte as the victors of the recently concluded May 2022 national elections. The...
