The ongoing full-scale invasion by Russia of neighboring Ukraine is a “cause of concern” because of some 320 Filipino workers there, most of whom refused to be repatriated, and the economic impact on the prices of oil and goods, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, Feb. 24. Vice...
Malacañang on Thursday, Feb. 24, said repatriation efforts are now under for Filipinos in Ukraine amid escalating tensions there over a feared Russian invasion. This photograph taken on February 23, 2022 shows the Ukrainian the flag fluttering above the dome of the parliament in Kyiv. (Sergei...
China Banking Corporation posted a 25 percent increase in net income to P15.1 billion last year on the back of sustained core business growth and effective cost management. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its earnings translated to an improved return on equity and...
TALISAY CITY, Cebu — Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, Feb. 24, were joined by his wife, megastar Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan here as they addressed their pink-clad supporters to campaign for their bid to the country’s top two...
Present during the signing of the loan agreement were (sitting, from left) LAMCI Treasurer Dra. Jane Cleofe-Panaligan; DBP Senior Vice President Catherine T. Camarao; LAMCI President Dr. Oscar C. Evangelista; DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa; LAMCI Chairman Dr. Roberto...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto lll should recommend to Malacañang the conduct of special sessions in Congress to approve bills that would suspend excise taxes on fuel, the prices of which have been skyrocketing as of late. House Speaker Lord Allan...
While PROMDI party presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao would certainly welcome President Duterte’s potential endorsement, he has expressed reservations in complying with two conditions set by Malacañang to earn it. Senator Manny Pacquiao in Pateros In a media interview at Farmers...
Amid the low uptake of booster doses in the country, Malacañang renewed its call to the public to get their booster shots as "added protection" against COVID-19 and its variants as pandemic persists. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Citing data...
The election bid of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan for president and vice-president, respectively, got a major boost with the endorsement from lay and religious representatives of the Vincentian Family in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Team LENI-KIKO 2022) In...
Copying one of President Duterte's campaign promises, presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will address "endo" or the system of contractualization in the country if and when he gets elected to Malacañang in May. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media)...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There was a time when radio was king. When I was growing up in Tondo, I remember there were times when we would gather around the radio listening to the news, to music, and of course, sa mga radio dramas na ating sinusubaybayan. Decades...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is set to continue her father President Duterte's war against crime and illegal drugs, noting that it's been proven effective. "Ang sa atin, itutuloy natin ‘yung mga nasimulan ni Pangulong...
