BSP readies tools as risks rise with global interest rates
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is prepared to tweak its policy settings to address market volatility that could emerge from rising global interest rates, the central bank chief said, even as he noted that domestic growth and price dynamics remain sustainable so far.
PH govt set to keep open pit mining ban as Duterte rejects call to...
Environment minister Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday that a ban on new open pit mining in the country would remain in place, with President Rodrigo Duterte rejecting government panel recommendations to reverse it.
WATCH | CJ’s hope now hinges on Senate after House rejects Sereno’s plea to...
With doors slammed at the House of Representatives on her right to be represented by counsels, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s hopes now hinges on the Senate, which will conduct trial if she gets impeached at the lower chamber.
Party-list for OFWs asks SC to stop LTO license card project
The ACTS-OFW partylist has asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) driver's license card project for being unconstitutional because no allocation for it was set aside in the budget act.
WATCH | For ‘spreading’ fake news that he was called by Trump ‘little narco,’...
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV slapped a P1-million libel complaint on blogger and staunch Duterte supporter Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto after he allegedly spread via social media the fake news that U.S. President Donald Trump had called the lawmaker "little narco" or drug lord.
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS | SEC adopts online registration system for entities
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an online registration system to facilitate the application process for those setting up businesses.
Japan turns over high-speed boats to boost PH search and rescue work, drive vs...
Three of 13 high-speed boats requested from Tokyo by President Duterte - to boost the Philippines’ patrol, search and rescue, anti-terrorism, and law enforcement capabilities - were turned over this week to Philippine officials, as part of a Japanese grant program.
WATCH | PACQUIAO WANTS TO QUIT POLITICS, BUT: ‘Kung umayaw ako sa pulitika, sino...
Realizing that his job isn't just about public service but also needs a lot of politicking, which makes him frustrated, Sen. Manny Pacquiao has started to think of ending his political career.
Sweden business group cites Clark’s potentials in aviation
A group of businessmen from Sweden, mostly experts in developing airports and seaports, see Clark International Airport as having all the features for transforming into a major hub, citing its potentials in the aviation industry.
Big banks’ NPLs inch up in Q3 as total loans surge
Soured debts held by big banks inched slightly higher in the third quarter as total loans surged by a fifth, latest central bank data showed, which allowed lenders to post a modest increase in net profits.
David Cassidy, 1970s teen heartthrob, dies at 67
As the star of the hit TV show 'The Partridge Family,' his fandom approached the hysteria of Beatlemania a decade earlier.
House panel rejects Sereno’s plea to allow her lawyers to cross-examine witnesses in impeach...
(UPATED) Voting 30-4, the House Committee on Justice on Wednesday thumbed down Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno's plea to allow her lawyers to cross-examine the witnesses in the impeachment complaint filed against her.
WATCH | PEACE TALKS END: OPAPP follows Duterte, cancels all meetings with CPP/NPA/NDF
(UPDATED 7:30 p.m.) The administration made true the words of President Rodrigo Duterte against leftists and rebels by ending all talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front.
House panel starts tackling Sereno impeach raps sans CJ
The committee on justice of the House of Representatives resumed its hearing on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday, November 22, but without the chief magistrate.
Pinay teen sensation Fitri Cerado on ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ return: ‘I’m here now’
The singer-pianist who grew up in Indonesia joined the show's first season when she was only 11.











