Exporters have welcomed the creation of the new economic team under President-elect, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., saying the appointees have the expertise and competence needed to steer the country toward recovery amid unprecedented economic and fiscal challenges. Dr. Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., president of...
Gabriela Women’s Partylist, on Saturday, May 14, slammed a report on the apparent 8.3 percent growth of the Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2022. (Gabriela Women's Partylist / Facebook) An increasing GDP indicates that a country’s economy is growing. However,...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III believes that the overwhelming mandate given to Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during the last elections presents a greater chance for inclusive growth for the Philippines. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
Malacañang is confident that President Duterte will be turning over a good economy to his successor following reports of the country's growing gross domestic product (GDP) and foreign direct investment (FDI). Sec. Martin Andanar FB page Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this statement...
Temporarily set aside because of the wall-to-wall coverage of election news was the fact that President Duterte ordered the immediate termination of e-sabong (aka online cockfighting) operations in the country, days after extolling its benefit in helping raise funds for our economy. The change of...
President Duterte thinks that Filipino couples should only have up to three children as he cited the need for the government to "expand" to respond to the country's population growth. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte made this statement after he inaugurated the new Dr....
The most important thing the next administration should focus on should be on how to bring back the Philippine economy to pre-pandemic level, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday. “In my personal analysis, the most important thing here is how to bring back the economy to the pre-pandemic...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar today (May 11) said she is grateful for the appreciation and recognition given to her Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) given by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos ‘Sonny’ Dominguez. Dominguez said last month that Villar’s RTL is among the government's...
Video President Leni Robredo backer, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has seemingly come to terms that the next Philippine president would most likely be former Senator Bongbong Marcos based on the "emerging results" of the 2022 Palace race. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda and former...
Malacañang said it would step up its game to address the socioeconomic concerns of the country after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported the country's highest inflation rate since January 2019. (FILE PHOTO) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this statement after the...
The booming skyline of Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas region has posted a 5.9 percent growth in 2021 in a remarkable rebound since business in the country and rest of the world suffered after the declaration of pandemic in early 2020....
Three-term Senator, now senatorial candidate, Loren Legarda recently called on the government to invest in the knowledge economy, saying that investing in it would enhance the Filipino workers’ competency and improve their value, especially to international information technology companies....
