Investors in the local stock market will be watching out for cues from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ policy meeting this week. The local market was able to bounce back last week, supported by active trading and net foreign inflows. In the process, the market was able to get past the 6,000 and...
President Marcos' chief economic manager is optimistic that joblessness this year will be even lower than the administration's 2025 goal, following last year's two-decade low unemployment rate. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto confirmed to Manila Bulletin on Friday, Feb. 7, that...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now seeking the passage of a bill that seeks to rename the existing Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA) as the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines (NAAP). In filing Senate Bill No. 2969, Gatchalian said there is a need to promote aviation...
HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341), a Halifax-class frigate operated by the Royal Canadian Navy, arrives in Manila on Feb. 7, 2025 for a goodwill visit. (Photo: Philippine Navy) A commander of a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) frigate was stripped of his duties while the ship was on a goodwill visit to Manila. The...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered all police commanders across the country to ensure a 24-hour conduct of checkpoint and strategic deployment of policemen in high-risk areas as the campaign period for national candidates and party-list groups begins on Tuesday, Feb. 11. PNP chief Gen....
The National Maritime Council (NMC) has strongly supported President Marcos' recent declarations to assert and defend the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) In a statement, the NMC stressed that the Philippines would "never...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa stressed the need to come up with a "permanent solution" to minimize road mishaps along the Marilaque (Marikina-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon) Highway. "It’s about time that the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) tightens its grip along the...
Authorities recently rescued 37 fishermen stranded in Balabac, Palawan while on their way to the West Philippine Sea. The fishermen onboard F/V Andrei Sarah left San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Jan. 18. BRP Datu Pagbuaya of the BFAR. They encountered rough seas and engine failure and the boat...
The largest network of private schools in the country has expressed concerns over the growing issue of “reform fatigue,” warning that ongoing education reforms could undermine the quality of learning nationwide. (Photo from Pixabay) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. Nida Amolar, PSA-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, said the inflation rate was up 0.2 percent to 3.6 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December....
"Huwag niyong tanggapin, huwag niyong iboto (Do not accept it, do not vote for them)." Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia speaks with Philippine National Chief Dir. Gen. Francisco Marbil, during the launching of Kontra Bigay Committee, at the COMELEC head office in Manila...
A group of teachers on Friday, Feb. 7, called for more than just a restructuring of educational pathways to achieve genuine reform in the Philippine education system. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) As discussions around education reform and the review of the K to 12 Program...
