Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando has expressed full support for the Supreme Court’s issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan and a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) against quarrying operations in the Angat River–Bustos Dam Watershed. In a statement released Sunday by the Provincial...
The Quezon City government on Friday, Apr. 10, assured residents of continued housing and relocation support despite unrest that erupted during a clearing operation along NIA Road in Barangay Pinyahan. City authorities said the clearing operation was conducted to prepare the area for the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A New People’s Army leader and amazon were killed in an encounter on Thursday, April 9, with government troops in a remote barangay in T’boli, South Cotabato. Brig. Gen. Michael Santos, 603rd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the slain NPA rebels as Anthony Narvasa,...
The Marcos administration scaled back its planned borrowing on Tuesday, April 7, as domestic investors showed cooling appetite for longer-dated debt, signaling caution amid shifting global risks. The Bureau of the Treasury raised ₱40 billion through a dual-tranche bond auction, falling short of...
MacroAsia Corp., the aviation services arm of the Lucio Tan (LT) Group, reported strong 2025 earnings growth and remains cautiously optimistic on its recovery this year amid the threats posed by the Middle East conflict. The firm informed the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, April 7,...
Demand for government securities (GS) improved at the start of the second quarter, but the Marcos Jr. administration still struggled to raise its planned ₱27 billion in short-term debt papers, as overall interest costs remained elevated amid anticipation of a policy hike in April. During the...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
Tycoon Isidro A. Consunji has been elected chairman of Dominion Holdings Inc., succeeding SM Investments Corp. President Frederic C. DyBuncio as the Sy and Consunji families rearrange leadership within their joint investment vehicle. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
Below-target borrowings could persist due to war-shocked yields, a strategy the Marcos Jr. administration appears to have applied as it enters the second quarter of 2026, with planned domestic borrowings dropping from ₱824 billion in the first quarter to ₱784 billion. In a March 23 memorandum...
Diplomacy is often measured in agreements and policy, but its direction can also be seen in who is leading the conversation. In Manila, the British Embassy marked Women’s Month with two gatherings that reflected a shift already underway: women are taking on a more visible and decisive role in...
In diplomacy, some of the most enduring connections are through culture. In Manila, the Embassy of Hungary recently marked its National Day with the launch of “Hindi Pasisiil ang Pagsibol II: Mga Tula Mula Hungaria”, the second edition of a collection of Hungarian poems translated into Filipino...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking formal counter-proposal from stockbrokers as tensions escalate over the plan to impose term limits on directors at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). SEC Chairman Francis Lim said that while he remains open to feedback from the Philippine...
