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'Outstanding Filipinos of 2026' honor eyed for Kalayaan Island folk

'Outstanding Filipinos of 2026' honor eyed for Kalayaan Island folk

MANILA, Philippines – A group of lawmakers on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to declare the people of Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in Palawan as “Outstanding Filipinos of 2026” for standing up to Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea.  If adopted, House Resolution No. 780, filed by Akbayan Reps. Dadah Kiram Ismula, Chel Diokno, and Percival Cendana; Dinagat Islands Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao; Albay Rep. Krisel Lagman and Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima – who collectively call themselves the “West Philippine Sea Bloc” – would also formally commend the 16 KIG officials who were declared persona non grata […]... Keep on reading: 'Outstanding Filipinos of 2026' honor eyed for Kalayaan Island folk

Hermes chief says Jeffrey Epstein visited workshop with Woody Allen

Hermes chief says Jeffrey Epstein visited workshop with Woody Allen

PARIS, France — Axel Dumas, chief executive of the French luxury house Hermes, acknowledged Thursday that he met Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 when the convicted sex offender invited himself to a workshop visit with actor Woody Allen and other guests. “I had one single contact with Jeffrey Epstein, it was in March 2013,” Dumas said as the company presented its full-year financial results. “He was not on the guest list and joined a group of guests invited by Woody Allen and his wife, without prior warning,” he said. READ: Democratic lawmakers accuse US attorney general of Epstein file cover-up A […]... Keep on reading: Hermes chief says Jeffrey Epstein visited workshop with Woody Allen

BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P39.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and dried tobacco from Bacolod and Zamboanga, which were falsely declared as dried fish and general merchandise.  READ: P278-M shabu hidden inside container’s top rail seized at Manila port The agency added that they received intelligence information, which prompted the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service and Enforcement and Security Service to enforce the operations. It also noted that the shipment was subjected for 100% physical examination after it came from Bacolod and Zamboanga.  As the BOC held a viewing of the illicit shipment on […]... Keep on reading: BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P39.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and dried tobacco from Bacolod and Zamboanga, which were falsely declared as dried fish and general merchandise.  READ: P278-M shabu hidden inside container’s top rail seized at Manila port The agency added that they received intelligence information, which prompted the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service and Enforcement and Security Service to enforce the operations. It also noted that the shipment was subjected for 100% physical examination after it came from Bacolod and Zamboanga.  As the BOC held a viewing of the illicit shipment on […]... Keep on reading: BOC seizes P39.3-M smuggled cigarettes, dried tobacco

BSP cuts reserves on bank bonds, other instruments

BSP cuts reserves on bank bonds, other instruments

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has cut reserve requirements on a range of bank-issued instruments, freeing up more funds for investment and potentially boosting activity in the domestic capital market. Under Circular No. 1229 dated Feb. 11, the central bank reduced the reserve ratio on bonds issued by universal, commercial and digital banks to 2 percent from 3 percent, effective the reserve week starting Feb. 27. READ: BSP signals monetary easing cycle to end soon The BSP also eliminated the 6 percent reserve requirement on bonds, mortgage bonds and chattel mortgage certificates issued by thrift banks. In […]... Keep on reading: BSP cuts reserves on bank bonds, other instruments

Members of the government’s affordable housing and national savings program collectively saved ₱160.41 billion in 2025, marking a 21 percent increase from the previous year and the highest amount ever recorded in the agency’s history.

Members of the government’s affordable housing and national savings program collectively saved ₱160.41 billion in 2025, marking a 21 percent increase from the previous year and the highest amount ever recorded in the agency’s history.

Members of the government’s affordable housing and national savings program collectively saved ₱160.41 billion in 2025, marking a 21 percent increase from the previous year and the highest amount ever recorded in the agency’s history.