Outgoing Department of Finance (DOF)  secretary Carlos Dominguez III agreed with a legislator’s proposal to privatise and close the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to raise much needed government revenue and pay for government incurred debts brought by COVID19 lockdown measures. When asked if the selling of NAIA is a possibility to raise government funds, Dominguez answered: “That is a definite possibility. Actually we have thought about that since 2016. But we have to see first how the development of the alternative to NAIA.”  According to the Bureau of Treasury, the government needs at least P249 billion in incremental revenues...

The Philippine congress has proclaimed Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte as president-elect and vice president-elect. Considered as a landslide win, the Philippine congress formalized the victory of Marcos and Duterte on Wednesday afternoon. The Marcoses have succeeded in their agenda to return to Malacañang after almost 4 decades since the Filipino people ousted the late dictator Marcos Sr, Bongbong’s father in 1986. Meanwhile, vice president-elect Sara Duterte is to start her term following in the footsteps of her father, outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte. Senator Imee Marcos, sister of president-elect Marcos Jr shares their mother, former first lady Imelda Marcos’ excitement...

After a landslide win, the Philippine congress, acting as the National Board of Canvassers, proclaimed the victory of Marcos and Duterte. They are now the new highest leaders of the country. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the namesake and son of late dictator Marcos Sr, has followed in his father’s footsteps after being jobless since losing in the 2016 vice presidential elections. Meanwhile, vice president-elect Sara Duterte, Marcos’ running mate, has also followed in her father’s footsteps as she was Davao city’s mayor like outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte. The proclamation of Marcos and Duterte was met by a rally conducted by...

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr talks about accord for reviving his late father’s nuclear power plant project in Bataan. Marcos Jr said he met with South Korean Ambassador Kim Inchul on Monday to discuss a proposal regarding the Bataan power plant. The Bataan nuclear power plant was a project of Ferdinand Marcos Sr as a response to the 1973 oil hike crisis. It was signed in 1976 and completed in 1984 at a 1.9 billion dollar cost. However, due to financial issues brought by allegations of corruption and safety concerns following the 1986 Chernobyl power plant accident, it was never...

Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughters, Aika, Tricia, and Jillian, have been talked about since the start of the campaign period for the 2022 elections.  Aside from their pretty faces, VP Leni’s daughters prove to be from a clan of achievers. The eldest daughter, Aika graduated from the prestigious Harvard University John E. Kennedy School of Government. Jillian, the youngest, taking up biomolecular science under a full scholarship at New York University and is set to graduate on May 18th, the Robredo family is currently in New York for the ceremony.  Second daughter, Tricia, more commonly known as Doc Tricia...