The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to receive a formal extradition request from the United States for Apollo Quiboloy, the agency’s top diplomat said. Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Pastor Apollo Quiboloy faces senators for the first time during the public hearing of the Senate...
The Philippines is the World Bank's fifth-biggest borrower for the second-straight year, coinciding with the first two years in office of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The World Bank's latest Annual Report disclosed on Oct. 18 showed that in fiscal year 2024 covering the period July 1, 2023 to...
By DERCO ROSAL Interest rates on short-term government debt continued to increase for three consecutive weeks due to falling oil prices, relatively strong investor demand, and anticipation of the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cut taking effect on Oct. 25. At Monday’s auction, Oct 21, the Bureau...
A new transportation hub, set to rival the scale of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), is in the works in Quezon City, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced. In a statement, the pension fund said on Monday, Oct. 21, that four government agencies have joined...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Abalos Team) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has stressed the...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated a near P3 billion in emergency loans to aid its members and pensioners in regions affected by recent calamities. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers said over P2.8 billion has been earmarked for...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said he fully supports the proposal to localize disaster risk management in a bid to achieve a more effective and flexible response to...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. said...
By Derco Rosal Investor demand for the national government’s long-term debt dropped due to reduced chances of the US Federal interest rate cuts, strong job growth, weaker peso, rising inflation, and heightened geopolitical tensions. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)...
USS Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States (US) to donate a soon-to-be decommissioned warship so that the Philippine government may repurpose it for deployment to the...
Interest rates on short-term government debt continued to increase, driven by a weaker peso and external factors such as rising global oil prices and reduced chances of the US Federal Reserve rate cuts. At Monday’s auction, Oct 14, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) successfully raised P20 billion...
Findings from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) revealed that government programs currently support only one percent of the country’s "best and brightest" students. (DepEd file photo) In a statement issued on Saturday, Oct. 12, EDCOM 2 highlighted that gifted and...
