Arianne Lacanilao

DOJ, NSA buck UN Special Rapporteur’s call to disband NTF-ELCAC

CHR hails release of de Lima; urges impartial process of other PDLs

MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday the release of its former commissioner and former senator Leila de Lima on bail highlights the...

Revilla denies being apprehended on EDSA bus lane

MANILA – Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. on Wednesday categorically denied reports that he was apprehended by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at the northbound lane...

PBBM: Digital transformation key to finance sector’s dev’t

MANILA – The use of digital technologies can help transform and improve the financial sector, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday. Speaking before the participants...

Ottawa picked the dicey road to lower rents; Quebec is right not to follow

Governments have several options at their disposal to stabilize rents. They can remove profit from the equation, regulate the market so that increases don’t outpace inflation...

SC affirms Sandigan junking of PCGG recovery cases vs. Tan, Marcos Sr.

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the Sandiganbayan ruling that junked the consolidated cases filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) nearly four decades...

Filipino workers preferred for Italy’s decreto flussi system

MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Rome has welcomed the Italian government’s announcement on the inclusion of Filipino nationals among the list of non-European Union (EU)...

House seeks probe into digital bank with links to gambling apps

MANILA – Lawmakers have filed House Resolution (HR) 1464 seeking an inquiry in aid of legislation into banking platforms with linkages to gambling applications. House of...

PH seen to hit 2% to 4% inflation target by 2024

MANILA – BMI, a Fitch Solutions unit, on Tuesday forecast the Philippines to hit its inflation target of 2 to 4 percent by 2024, which will...

Biden-Xi meeting: 6 essential reads on what to look out for as US, Chinese leaders hold face-to-face talks

U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov. 15, 2023, in the first head-to-head talks between the leaders of the...