The intensifying conflict between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio may deter foreign capital and funds from flowing to the Philippines, according to Dutch financial giant ING. In a Feb. 14 report, ING cited the Marcos-Duterte rift as a key investor concern as...
Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo on Tuesday, Feb. 18, defended the weekend proclamation rally of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in Carmen, Davao del Norte that kicked off its campaign for the May elections in Mindanao. SECURITY is tight at the Alyansa para sa...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Feb. 18, that the poll body has so far printed nearly half of the required number of ballots for the May 2025 elections. Verifiers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) carefully inspect printed ballots for the May...
A petition for disqualification from seeking public office has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against the Tulfo brothers namely senatorial candidates ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo and Ben Tulfo as well as three of their relatives. (MB file photo) The petition, filed...
"Torre is a tower of ignorance and an edifice of nonsense." Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo (file) This was how former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo described Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief PBGen. Nicolas Torre III after the latter filed a complaint...
Police have arrested almost 1,000 people, including soldiers and policemen, amid the continuous gun ban implementation across the country for the May 12 midterm elections, an official disclosed on Monday, Feb. 17. Police Col. Randulf Tuaño, chief information officer of the Philippine National...
CEBU CITY – Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes clarified that he remains loyal to One Cebu, an influential political party headed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia. FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte endorses the reelection bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes. (FB) Cortes issued the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reiterated that the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program is a government initiative aimed at assisting disadvantaged workers and must not be used for political purposes. In a statement, DOLE clarified that TUPAD is a...
Senator Grace Poe has endorsed the candidacy of former Senator Bam Aquino, vouching for his dedication to championing the welfare of the Filipino people and advancing meaningful reforms for the country’s progress. Senator Grace Poe and former senator Bam Aquino (Photo courtesy of Bam Aquino Media...
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during the 73rd founding anniversary of the Philippine Army's First Scout Ranger Regiment (PA-FSRR) at Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) A total of 403 cities and municipalities considered as “areas of...
Remember in 2022 when former vice president Leni Robredo’s supporters painted the town pink, so to speak? Those murals are back, only this time it’s for the Senate comeback bids of Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino joins the mural painting at...
CARMEN, Davao del Norte – Thousands of people in red and white shirts flocked to the municipal grounds here for the proclamation rally of administration senatorial bets in this year’s midterm elections. About 30,000 people from different parts of the Davao region witnessed the...
