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SEC targets swift bond funding via rule overhaul

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to streamline corporate bond fundraising by introducing draft rules that would simplify issuances, lower compliance costs and speed up companies’ access to long-term…

Ericko Malimban · Jun 27, 2026

UNDP to gov’t: Shield households from Middle East fallout

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) urged the government to strengthen measures that would cushion households, farmers, and workers from the prolonged Middle East conflict—warning that failure to contain the…

Ericko Malimban · Jun 16, 2026

Erwin Tulfo apologizes for threatening Cayetano-led bloc

Sen. Erwin Tulfo issued an apology on Sunday, June 7, after criticizing and threatening to arrest members of the rival Cayetano bloc if they held another “unauthorized” and “fake” Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.

Czairine Quimoyog · Jun 9, 2026

Maagang taas-pensyon ng SSS, sisimulan na ngayong Hunyo

Mas maagang ginhawa ang sasalubong sa mga pensyonado ng Social Security System (SSS) ngayong buwan matapos aprubahan ang mas maagang pagpapatupad sa ikalawang yugto ng 10% pagtaas sa buwanang pensyon para sa mga…

Jon Jedwin Pineda · Jun 3, 2026

Naga City proclaimed PH’s 34th highly urbanized city

Naga has become the Philippines’ 34th highly urbanized city (HUC) after meeting the prescribed annual income and population threshold, Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo revealed on Wednesday, May 27.

Khrystien Angel Lacandula · May 28, 2026

BSP mulls off-cycle rate hike amid inflation shock

Inflation shocks are no longer being treated as “temporary disruptions,” as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signals readiness to respond more aggressively while oil-driven price pressures continue to spread across…

Ericko Malimban · May 26, 2026

Lacson slams Imee Marcos 'con-ass plot' claim

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dismissed Sen. Imee Marcos’s claims as “flat, outright lies” that senators were plotting to take over the Senate leadership to push constitutional amendments on Friday, May 22.

Shein Ann Saño · May 25, 2026

Senate shakeup removes Aquino, Pangilinan from key committees

A major leadership shakeup in the Senate has removed Sens. Bam Aquino and Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan from two of the chamber’s key committees following the election of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate President.

Doreen P. Cabildo · May 18, 2026

Shots fired at Senate amid rumored Bato arrest

Gunfire erupted on the night of May 13 at the Senate building as Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa faced a potential arrest, minutes after the chamber officially received the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President…

Khrystien Angel Lacandula · May 14, 2026

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