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Philippine politics and presidential leisure

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippine politics and presidential leisure.

  1. PHILIPPINE Airlines’ wide-body aircraft arrival at Bohol-Panglao International Airport, welcomed with a water cannon salute, expands seat capacity into Bohol ahead of the year-end travel peak.

    Philippine Airlines lands first A330 in Bohol

    Philippine Airlines has deployed its Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft on the Manila-Bohol route, boosting passenger capacity at Bohol-Panglao International…

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  3. BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr.’s optimism that growth and economic activity would most likely rebound early next year is based on his expectation that government and public infrastructure spending will eventually ramp up after experiencing major delays. A core pillar of his outlook is the assumption that high inflation will eventually moderate, helping restore purchasing power and economic activity. The BSP raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent on Thursday, 22 October 2026.

    Remolona pushes GDP recovery to Q1 2027

    Citing expected recovery in Philippine economic activity as a key consideration in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision Thursday last week to deliver a…

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  5. DTI Assistant Secretary Nylah Rizza Bautista; Chef Heny Sison (founder and owner, Heny Sison Culinary School); Happy Ongpauco Tiu (founder and owner, Happy Concept Group); DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque; Robert Trotta (president and CEO, Max’s Group Inc.), Eric Thomas Dee (COO, FooDee Global Concepts); and Angelo Comsti (food author and entrepreneur).

    Cocopreneur triumph

    The bustling event highlighted the versatility and commercial potential of the Philippine ‘tree of life’ through an array of food and non-food innovations.

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