Economist-congressman Joey Salceda of Albay’s 2nd district said on Wednesday, July 20, that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. must reveal the “grand national ambitions that are as large and as historic as his mandate from the people” in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) should address the concern of the US House of Representatives on alleged human rights violations as a condition to its aid to the Philippines, Senator Aquilino Pimentel III today (July 20) said. ‘’But those are the conditions that the US has imposed on its...
The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged Congress to let the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) proceed as scheduled. Namfrel FB In a statement, on Wednesday, July 20, the poll watchdog group said, the will of the people, as expressed...
Even while recovering from a second Covid-19 infection, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. met via teleconference with Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, who is also National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General, to order the faster distribution of national ID...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said interdisciplinary coordination of three catalysts --Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) -- will drive economic growth and address global risks and challenges. During the recent 44th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), NEDA’s response...
Lingering concerns over higher inflation and aggressive tightening by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) failed to push up the interest rate for long-term government debt papers. At the Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, July 19, the yield for the reissued 10-year Treasury bond, with a...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Monday, July 18 said Philippine communist rebellion is a local issue, not an international one. Padilla stressed this as he threw his full support behind localized peace talks with communist rebels. He also voiced his support for institutionalizing the National...
The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) has invited six of the world’s top industry experts to speak at the upcoming 28th National Retail Conference and Expo (NRCE) and provide guidance to local retailers as they thread the difficult path toward full recovery from the impact of the pandemic....
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...
More than 14 million national identification cards were already distributed as of July 8 this year, the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) said amid numerous complaints of the delay on its distribution. This developed as PhilPost Postmaster General and Chief Executive Office Norman...
An estimated 27 million Filipinos were classified as obese, an official of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said. (Obesity/ Unsplash) This is based on the recent data of the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), said NNC Nutrition Information...
There has been a strong interest in cultivating home gardens, especially those that grow food, ever since the strict restrictions of the pandemic kept people at home for long periods. Many research studies have documented this trend and have even counted as benefits the stress relief, improved...
