![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Foreign biz groups push for open internet
THE Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) called for the immediate passage of a law on open access in data transmission law, which...
DTI: Manufacturers ‘open’ to price freeze amid El Niño
MANUFACTURERS of essential goods are “open” to not raising their prices as the country wrestles with the impact of El Niño, the Department of...
Bargain hunting buoys Philippine shares
LAST-MINUTE bargain-hunting lifted the local stock market on Wednesday, May 8, despite news about the higher local unemployment rate.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index...
PH economy grows by 5.7% in Q1 2024
THE Philippine economy grew by 5.7 percent in the first quarter of the year, surpassing other major economies in the region.
In a briefing yesterday,...
PH agri growth flat in Q1 – PSA
THE Philippine agriculture sector posted flat growth in the first quarter of the year to mark the second straight month of expansions, data released...
PCSO SEES HIGHER EARNINGS WITH CURB IN ILLEGAL GAMBLING
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could have remitted higher dividends to the government had the authorities been successful in neutralizing illegal gambling operations...
DA eyes P30 per kilo of rice by July
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said it aims to lower the price of rice to P30 per kilogram by July.
DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary...
Jobless Filipinos up to 2 million in March 2024
THE number of unemployed Filipinos increased in March this year following the effects of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon and the African swine fever...
PH trade deficit slips in March
THE Philippines' trade deficit narrowed in March this year as the country's international trade also shrank, the state statistics bureau said yesterday.
The Philippine Statistics...
Bong Go extends help to struggling workers in Victorias City, Negros Occidental
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go continuously expressed the need for livelihood support from the government especially for the poor and vulnerable sectors as he dispatched...