Philippine authorities contradict own death toll in drugs war Authorities in the Philippines have been accused of manipulating official data after publishing conflicting figures on the number of people killed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s three-year […]
SONA 2019: The Philippine Economy in figures For this Monday’s state of the nation address of the President, I endeavor to present in a table the macroeconomic performance of the Philippine economy beginning with the […]
Supreme Court issues gag order in fishermen’s West PH Sea petition The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a gag order against both parties in the writ of kalikasan petition involving fishermen from Zambales and Palawan […]
Palace junks UNHRC resolution, calls it an affront to PH sovereignty No resolution endorsed by a small faction in the United Nations rights body would weaken the government’s resolve to protect the people from the […]
Corruption Red Flags: Fake transactions, doubtful accounts in government spending “I don’t want to hear about any trace of corruption, [not] even a whiff or whisper. I will fire you or place you somewhere,” said […]
AFP warns soldiers: Coup plotters will be ‘punished harshly’ The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is policing its own ranks to ensure soldiers would not dare plot a coup d’état against President Rodrigo Duterte. […]
FDI net inflows fall to $961M in April NET inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) posted a double-digit decline in April amid positive balances in the month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on […]
Coup possible, Palace warns President Rodrigo Duterte has warned the public that the military could mount a coup d’etat because problems on corruption, illegal drugs, terrorism and rebellion persist, Malacañang said on Tuesday. — The […]
Infra, capital spending jumps to P62B in May STATE infrastructure and capital spending rebounded in May from a month earlier, rising to P61.5 billion on the back of foreign-assisted public-works projects and military modernization. — […]
Fisherfolk group to file impeachment complaint vs Duterte A fisherfolk group on Friday, July 5 vowed to file an impeachment case against President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing China to fish in the Exclusive Economic Zone […]
BFAR prepares poaching raps vs China vessel; fine up to $1M The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said it would fine the Chinese trawler that hit and sank a Philippine fishing […]
A Cambodian investment company hopes that the purchase of a 65 per cent stake in a local ‘healthy food’ group will help it seize a portion of the trillion dollar international vegan and natural/healthy food […]