59 percent of Filipinos affected by surging rice prices, says survey
The survey results also showed that 58 percent believed the solutions provided by the government to control inflation were insufficient.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The costs of having the wrong leaders
The costs of having wrong leaders go way beyond the amount of public funds that we lose to corruption—our country is stripped of the kind of public good we desperately need in…
No impeachment trial vs Philippine VP Duterte during break of Congress, says senate president
According to Senator Francis Escudero, the earliest opportunity that the Articles of Impeachment may be tackled is on June 2 or once the session resumes.
Philippine election commission to require bets to report celebrity online endorsements
At a news forum in Manila on February 5, Commission on Elections Chair Garcia said the poll body would soon adopt a resolution requiring online endorsements—whether paid for or…
Explainer: What happens when Philippine VP Duterte is impeached?
If the Vice President is impeached and removed from office, Section 9 of Article VII of the Constitution comes into play. This section grants the President the authority to…
Fast fashion, laptops to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports
The sheer volume and variety of the China-made merchandise sold in the U.S. means residents would probably see the prices of many typically inexpensive items tick higher if the…
Electricity is cheaper this cool January in the Philippines
In a report, the Iemop said the average systemwide price stood at P2.96 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) last month from P3.45 per kWh recorded in December 2024.
Vax wastage: No end in sight?- Philippine Daily Inquirer
It has been almost five years since the COVID-19 pandemic happened and yet, costly irregularities, shortcomings and missteps surrounding the Duterte era COVID-19 pandemic response…
US President Trump’s limits on birthrights bad for the Philippines
Fil-Ams remitted a whopping 40.9 percent of total remittances sent by all Filipinos working abroad, constituting by far the largest share of the $37.2 billion full-year 2023…
Illegal mining allegedly perpetrated by Chinese in Philippines’ Surigao City leaves deep, painful scars
Drone shots of the two sites reveal the scale of destruction—massive open areas where natural vegetation disappeared as it was replaced by barren, muddy wasteland.