Vice President Sara Duterte threw shades anew at President Marcos, saying he was just pretending to be kind to separate himself from his father. In a rally held in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday, July 19, the Vice President...
The depreciation of the peso has not only driven up prices for imported goods for Filipino consumers but has also contributed to the substantial increase in the government's debt burden. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, the peso's “considerable” weakening, reaching a low point not seen...
(MANILA BULLETIN, Unsplash) The Philippine peso is at its weakest against the United States (US) dollar in over four months, but don't sound the alarm. At least, that's not something economist-congressman Joey Salceda would do. Asked to comment on the skidding peso, which closed at P56.21 against...
A Korean actor who appeared in dramas such as “Weak Hero Class 1,” “Happiness” and “Jirisan” passed away. Korean media reported that actor Na-cheol died on the morning of Jan. 21 while getting treatment for a sudden health deterioration. He was 36. Korean actor Na-cheol passed away on...
The Philippine economy is projected to weaken in 2023 with gross domestic product (GDP) decelerating to 4.5 to 5.5 percent as the global economic environment deteriorates, a government think tank said. A study published by Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), authors Senior Research...
Don't look now, but the peso depreciation these past few months actually had a positive impact on the Philippine economy. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) The House of Representatives' resident economist, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, made this argument during a media briefing Thursday, Nov. 10 as...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos believes that President Duterte was just "playing politics" when the latter called him unsavory names not too long ago. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from Lakas-CMD Media,...
Presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo has a savage retort to all those branding her as a "weak" leader on the basis of her being a woman. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo, speaking in an interview with Philippine showbiz royalty Sharon...
Vice presidential aspirant and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday, Nov. 21 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for “telling the truth about the issues” affecting the presidential candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. Rep. Lito...
President Duterte said there will be no coalition between the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and Lakas-CMD (Christian Muslim Democrats) because of the latter’s link with presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. President Duterte and former...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes that the country’s weak economy will be the reason why presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will lose if she runs as president in the May 2022 polls. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice...
