One notable law signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte early this month is Republic Act No. 11765, otherwise known as the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA), which gave three financial regulators the power to speed up addressing consumers’ complaints against financial...
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has defended the presumptive president Bongbong Marcos's choice of designating presumptive vice president, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary. Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte interacts with children during the campaign period...
Malacañang expressed its gratitude to the public for its continued trust in President Duterte and assured them that the administration's "tapang at malasakit" (courage and concern) leadership would continue until the last day of his six-year term. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar thanks...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
Almost two years and six initial public offerings later, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have proven to be a less volatile investment vehicle and a regular source of dividend income even during a pandemic. Five REITs listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange paid out a total of P5.77 billion in...
President Duterte's approval and trust ratings are higher in April 2022 than at any point in 2021 according to results of the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Pahayag 2022 survey. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The survey results, released on Monday, April 11,...
The inter-agency body tasked to oversee and set the investment strategy of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) vowed to optimize the use of the coco levy fund for the benefit of the coconut farmers. In a statement Thursday, Feb. 24, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the Trust...
'TOL Views Senator Francis N. Tolentino The 1987 Constitution introduced ‘betrayal of public trust’ as a ground for impeachment for the President, Vice President, members of the Supreme Court, members of the Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman. This is in addition to treason, bribery,...
By TERENCE RANIS A pre-election poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed presidential candidate Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso getting high trust ratings from Filipinos. "I’m happy, basta ako naniniwala may Diyos. Sa nakikita natin, marami na ang nagswi-switch sa Isko. I am...
Fortinet John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet “With the evolving threat landscape, transition to work-from-anywhere, and the need to securely manage applications in the cloud, the shift from implicit trust to zero trust is top of mind for organizations. Our survey shows while most...
Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corp. (Manulife IM Philippines) launched a new unit investment trust fund (UITF) focused on the technology sector. Manulife Global Technology Equity Feeder Fund will offer a growth-oriented, professionally managed and diversified approach to investing in the...
Fnatic notched its first back-to-back wins in the DPC SEA Winter Tour Division 1 following its 2-1 reverse sweep of Motivate Trust Gaming on Thursday, Jan. 6. Photo from SEA DPC League The International 10 representative however had to dig deep as it found itself down by a game in the series and...
