Just a month after President Donald Trump had threatened to put a tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods only to pause them, the US President has made good on his promise by placing a 25% tariff on vehicles imported into the US. The President said the move will spur growth and encourage greater...
PNP-Drug Enforcement Group agents checks on the parcel containing almost 4,000 grams of marijuana kush during an operation in Pampanga on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (photo; PNP-DEG) Anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized around P5.9 million worth of high grade...
Amid tariff war-saturated global uncertainty and rising domestic prices, the potential for an inflation surge weighs heavily on the central bank's contemplated April 10 interest rate reduction. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said in an interview with Bloomberg...
While no economy in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will be resistant against the impact of an even more complicated global trade, the Philippines and other domestically driven economies could easily adapt. “Intensification of geopolitical pressures could further harm the APAC region,”...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa reiterated that the Marcos administration violated former president Rodrigo Duterte’s constitutional rights when it handed him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity. Sen. Ronald...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre believes that the 43 extrajudicial killings (EJKs) picked by prosecutors in the International Criminal Court (ICC) were more than enough...
Malacañang was glad that the majority of Filipinos believe that former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for killings related to his administration’s war on drugs. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro stated that the Palace is elated, knowing...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that while he appreciates Senator Imee Marcos’ initiative to conduct a Senate inquiry into the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, such move is already too late. Sen. Christopher...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, revealed that majority of Filipinos believe former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings related to illegal drugs during his administration. The survey, conducted from Feb. 15 to 19, found...
Malacañang will not prevent former senator Leila de Lima from volunteering to help in the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity. (From left) Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former senator Leila de Lima (Quad-comm...
Malacañang has pointed to the previous administration as the reason the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumed its investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity during the bloody drug war of former president Rodrigo Duterte that ultimately led to his arrest and surrender last week....
As chief architect of the country's foreign policy, President Marcos should be the one to decide whether the Philippines should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Wednesday, March 19. With respect to international...
