Julie M. Aurelio

5 days ago | plus.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio

President Marcos has ordered the reorganization of the board of directors of the Philippine Guarantee Corp., a government-owned and -controlled corporation mandated to provide credit guarantees to support trade, investments and other priority sectors of the economy.

1 week ago | newsinfo.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday took a jab at the latest campaign ad of Sen. Imee Marcos, which featured Vice President Sara Duterte and depicted the darkness supposedly engulfing the country under the presidency of Imee’s brother. The ad dubbed “ITIM,” the Filipino word for black and which also stands for “Inday Trusts Imee Marcos,” showed the two allies in dark attire to convey the country’s “current color’’ amid rising hunger, crime and other social ills.

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos

Malacañang on Tuesday took a jab at the latest campaign ad of Sen. Imee Marcos, which featured Vice President Sara Duterte and depicted the darkness supposedly engulfing the country under the presidency of Imee’s brother. The ad dubbed “ITIM,” the Filipino word for black and which also stands for “Inday Trusts Imee Marcos,” showed the two allies in dark attire to convey the country’s “current color’’ amid rising hunger, crime and other social ills.

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Lisbet Esmael |Julie M. Aurelio

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the power distributor of billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan, has committed to invest more in energy projects after President Marcos extended its franchise for another 25 years or until 2053. Pangilinan, who serves as Meralco chair and chief executive officer, expressed gratitude to Mr. Marcos and lawmakers for backing the renewal of the firm’s current franchise, which is set to expire in 2028.

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jerome Aning |Julie M. Aurelio

MANILA, Philippines — While Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair George Garcia said he partly supports a “hybrid,” or mixed, manual and automated election, there is no legal basis nor funds for such a proposal. “The present legal regime does not allow a hybridized approach, and the budget was given to Comelec [by Congress] only for full automation and not hybridized election,” Garcia said at the weekend.