Floodgate drags BOP into deficit as remittances stay strong – BSP
The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) position registered a $5.7-billion deficit in 2025, equivalent to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),…
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The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) position registered a $5.7-billion deficit in 2025, equivalent to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),…
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Once upon a time, not in some distant land but right here in the Philippines, an unspeakable culinary calamity struck. Fried chicken vanished. Not…
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The organizers —whether former congressman Mike Defensor or whoever else choreographed the event — may have believed they were protecting the men from hostile…
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Seething with anger, Karla Estrada threatened to bring to court her daughter’s basher.
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Remulla admitted meeting with ICC investigators, corroborating the Marines’ claim that he hosted clandestine meetings at his private residence.
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Focusing solely on personalities risks missing the larger institutional issue. The Philippines has lived through corruption scandals that shook public…
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INC spokesperson Bro. Edwil D. Zabala read a pointed statement demanding results from the Marcos administration on the probes into the so-called ‘Floodgate’…
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Under the guise of the automatic National Tax Allotment, the lump sums are similar in character to the Priority Development Assistance Fund.
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The influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church has intensified its challenge to the government over the alleged flood control corruption, demanding to know:…
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Facing another political storm, Malacañang on Wednesday vehemently denied allegations that P805 billion in kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects were…
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A Pasay court on Monday dismissed a petition by controversial contractor Curlee Discaya seeking his release from Senate detention, ruling that the chamber…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson on Sunday dared House minority leaders Edgar Erice and Antonio Tinio to investigate themselves allegations linking…
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Nanawagan si Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla na ipabilis ang paglilitis at alisin ang planong special jail cells para sa mga public officials na…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reduced its key policy rate by a further 25 basis points, citing manageable headline inflation, lower-than-expected…
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The “Floodgate” scandal involves allegations of corruption, kickbacks and mismanagement in government-funded infrastructure projects worth billions of pesos,…
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The conversation was recorded days before Marcos publicly condemned corruption in his State of the Nation Address.
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Marcos directed his economic team to implement ‘true reform’ to strengthen the economy, focusing on digitalization and fast-tracking remaining infrastructure…
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Instead, what unfolded were maneuvers Filipinos were so used to — like the steps taken during the pork barrel scandal to divert attention away from the allies…
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