State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC)—which is targeting ₱25 billion in capital deployment this year—said it is performing in line with its mandate despite being one of the world’s youngest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). This comes on the back of the recently published IE University...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the recently delivered $80 million worth of United States defense assistance has already been earmarked for specific requirements. Teodoro, who graced the Ilocano Dialogue on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in Batac City, Ilocos...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a final check on security readiness for the 5th State of the Nation Address of President Marcos on July 27. More than 20,000 policemen are expected to be deployed for the SONA at the Batasang Pambansa in...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is scrambling to reassess its inflation trajectory after Metro Manila’s unexpectedly large minimum wage hike threatened to trigger secondary price pressures. BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. admitted that the monetary authority was caught off guard by the scale...
At least four groups have applied for permits to hold protest rallies in Quezon City during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on July 27. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) learned of the planned...
Most Filipinos remain satisfied with the performance of Vice President Sara Duterte, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, July 16. Results of the Second Quarter 2026 Social Weather Survey, conducted from June 20 to 29, showed that 58 percent of respondents...
Newly appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Jose Brittanio “Brix” S. Pujalte Jr. has gained the backing of various health organizations and medical groups, which described him as a seasoned public health leader capable of steering the agency. Pujalte, a veteran orthopedic surgeon...
From the very start, national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. never doubted the capability of local investigators to solve the July 12 killing of an American marine biologist in Negros Oriental. And three days later, his confidence was vindicated with the arrest of three of the...
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has become the first company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to surpass a market capitalization (MCAP) of ₱2 trillion, underscoring sustained investor confidence in the port operator’s global expansion. In a statement on...
The Department of Health (DOH) has reassigned several officials to interim posts following the appointment of Acting Health Secretary Dr. Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr. The interim assignments were made through Department Personnel Order No. 2026-4726 after Pujalte took his oath of office before...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said around $50-billion, or ₱3-trillion, worth of Philippine government bonds are eligible for inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s emerging-market (EM) index, a move that could attract billions of dollars in additional foreign...
BUTUAN CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. recently announced that the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) has been dismantled. “We have declared the Northeastern...
