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Election financial houndeni act
The Philippines touts a 5.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024, the highest in the region. With the highest GDP growth rate and one of the two biggest national budgets in ASEAN (2021-2025), it has little to show—except the lowest GDP per capita in the region.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
VP Sara, FPRRD discussing options for mayoral oath-taking amid ICC case
Vice President Sara Z. Duterte confirmed on Monday, May 12, ongoing discussions with the legal teams of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte regarding how he may officially take his oath as mayor here should he win in the midterm elections.
3 min |
May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US-China tariff talks continue as Trump touts 'great progress made'
President Donald Trump said \"great progress\" was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs threatening the global economy, and even suggested a \"total reset\" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
5 things you may not know about librarians
Insights from Escolarian Library Science Alumni
3 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
EIU: Economy resilient amid global trade woes
Despite the dismal first-quarter growth mostly weighed down by world trade uncertainties, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sees the Philippine economy outperforming the region in 2025.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Dangerous PH transport system
Just recently, media headlines bled with tragedy as the country’s transport chaos turned fatal, claiming lives from the deadly SCTEX wreck to the NAIA Terminal 1 crash, where concrete and steel failed to protect, but instead wrote obituaries.
4 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Foreign retail influx shrinks NCR mall vacancy
Mall vacancy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year as foreign retail brands strive to capture the interest of a populace that still prefers shopping inside physical malls, according to a report by property advisory firm Colliers.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos: Fight for the future through your vote
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballot and to vote for those who are capable of serving them.
4 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
EU blackouts signal PH battery urgency
The Spain-Portugal blackouts, which had been partly blamed on overreliance on solar without enough capacity backup, signal a warranted acceleration of energy storage investments for markets like the Philippines that have been betting on massive-scale renewables.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
68M cast their votes today
senators, 63 party-list seats, and 254 district representatives. At the local level, Filipinos will vote for 82 governors, 82 vice governors, 800 provincial board members, 149 city mayors and vice mayors, 1,690 city councilors, 1,493 municipal mayors and vice mayors, and 11,948 members of the Sangguniang Bayan.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
68M cast their votes today
'All hands on deck' as Comelec assures honest, peaceful polls
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Data-driven peace
In a significant stride toward fostering enduring peace within the Philippines, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) has forged an alliance with the globally esteemed Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The formalization of this partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 14 underscores a pivotal shift toward embedding data-driven strategies at the very core of the nation's peacebuilding endeavors.
3 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The luminous lines of 'Siya'
Joen Sudlon's exhibit is a journey of faith and shared humanity
3 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
GCash boosts Globe's earnings
Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. saw its net income expand in the first quarter of the year as its equity stake in Mynt, the holding company of popular e-wallet GCash, continued to pay off even after the dilution of its share.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Tamaraws strike first in men's finals
Far Eastern University displayed nerves of steel and held off National University, 22-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-22, 15-13, to inch closer to its long awaited UAAP men's volleyball title in the Season 87 finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Sunday, May 11.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
VP Sara doesn't expect impeachment case vs Marcos to prosper
Vice President Sara Duterte does not expect the impeachment case to be filed against President Marcos to gain ground in the House of Representatives as majority of the lawmakers there are allies of the Chief Executive.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
May 12 elections: Defining moment for PH democracy
Today, May 12, the Filipino people will once again troop to the polls in one of the most consequential electoral exercises in recent memory.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Seventeen to mark 10th anniversary with special performance in Seoul
K-pop boy band Seventeen will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a special performance to be held at Seoul’s Jamsugyo Bridge located below the famous Banpo Bridge.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
I came so that they might have life
\"Life\" is one of the central themes in John's Gospel.
3 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Eala, Gauff advance to Round of 16
Alex Eala and American Coco Gauff opened their title campaign at the women’s doubles of the 2025 Italian Open on a high note after dispatching their opening round rivals on Saturday, May 10.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Low inflation, weak growth point to fresh BSP rate cut
Another 25-basis-point (bp) interest rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected at its monetary policy meeting next month, as inflation slides and economic growth weakens.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy, identifies Al as a main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BSP: Trade shocks pose higher risk
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. has warned that trade shocks are more damaging than supply shocks—as they can shrink the country's capital stock and slow growth—which monetary policy is not equipped to address.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Rethinking well-being in microfinance
In the quiet corners of rural barangays and the bustling alleyways of urban poor communities, microfinance workers serve as lifelines—bridging financial services to the unbanked and underserved.
3 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BI to install more e-gates in high-traffic immigration terminals
Over 100 electronic gates (e-gates) will be procured by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to provide efficient and safe immigration processing particularly in high-traffic terminals like the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bleakness and hope in 'Memoir of a Snail'
Adam Elliot creates empathy for the misfits
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ramos, Agad deliver silver medals
The Philippine weightlifting team banked on Rosegie Ramos and Fernando Agad Jr. after collecting four silver medals in the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jiangshan, China over the weekend.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
San Sebastian College embraces Al with Radenta partnership
The educational facility of San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila will be undergoing a major digital transformation as Radenta Technologies will be providing the institution with AI solutions.
2 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Russia's Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 'without preconditions'
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions,\" an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face additional sanctions.
1 min |
May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Make your vote count
Today, Filipinos will once again head to the polls to cast their votes in the mid-term elections—an event that is not just a civic duty but a powerful expression of democracy. In these times, where our choices shape the direction of governance and policy for years to come, voting wisely is essential.
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