President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. submitted his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, June 7. Comelec/MB His camp submitted his SOCE before the Comelec Campaign Finance Office in Intramuros, Manila a day before the June...
Ambassadors of Italy and Brunei Darussalam have met with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to express both nations' intention to bolster ties with the Philippines under the new administration. Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Embassy...
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is expected to meet President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when she visits the Philippines. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (AFP/File) Manila is among the scheduled trips of Sherman in Asia. Sherman, according to the US Department of...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) said that a "bully has no space in a professional organization much less being its key leader." Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Erwin Tulfo Facebook Page) This is after president-elect Ferdinand...
With the dates of the inaugurations of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio already penciled, the time for these third-generation politicians to take the lead in a hopefully post-pandemic Philippines is almost at hand. Vice President-elect...
Gabriela, a national alliance of women in the Philippines, reiterated that the scrapping of Oil Deregulation Law, as well as the removal of excise tax on major oil products may help solve the continuously soaring oil prices in the country. (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The women’s...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos has renewed his diocese’s opposition to efforts to revive the nuclear plant on Bataan peninsula near Manila. Bishop Ruperto Santos(CBCP/File Photo/MB) “Our pastoral statement of ‘No to BNPP’ rehabilitation stands,” CBCP News quoted the prelate's interview on...
With Quirino grandstand being unavailable, the camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has picked the National Museum in Ermita, Manila as the site of his inauguration on June 30, 2022. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) This was confirmed Thursday, June 2 by Press...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 17, assured that it will respect the ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) on the petition filed against President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) “Comelec will always abide...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has defended the implementation of the rice tariffication law (RTL), which allows unrestricted importation of rice at 35 percent tariff, as presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is poised to suspend the three-year law enacted by outgoing...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has affirmed its ruling that dismissed a petition against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which sought to declare him as a nuisance candidate. Comelec/MB In a four-page resolution dated May 11, the COMELEC en banc denied the Dec. 22...
Short-term political risks associated with government transition in the country following the election are normal, according to a UK-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics. Miguel Chanco, Pantheon Macroeconomics chief emerging Asia economist, said uncertainties associated with government...
