RICE RETAILERS WARN IMPORT BAN MAY BACKFIRE, DRIVE PRICES HIGHER IN NORTHERN MINDANAO
A top official of Cagayan de Oro’s rice retailers has sounded the alarm that the government’s 60-day suspension of rice…
Category: Government
PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA EYE DEFENSE PACT AMID CHINA TENSIONS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
The Philippines and Australia are preparing to seal a new defense pact next year aimed at strengthening Manila’s military infrastructure…
BENITEZ BACKS LOWERING PRESIDENTIAL AGE REQUIREMENT TO 35
Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javi Benitez has thrown his support behind the proposal to reduce the minimum age requirement…
NO REALIGNMENTS, NO INSERTIONS: LACSON PUSHES ONE-YEAR ‘NEP EXPERIMENT’
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has floated a bold idea for the country’s 2026 spending plan — for the Senate to…
‘MAHIYA KAYO’: MAGALONG STANDS FIRM AGAINST CALLS FOR PUBLIC APOLOGY
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin “Benjie” Magalong has made it clear he has no plans to apologize to members of the…
MARCOLETA HITS U.S. FOR ‘DISADVANTAGEOUS’ DEALS ON TRADE, SECURITY
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has raised alarm over what he called the Philippines’ “disadvantageous position” in its economic and security relations…