Perhaps this chart shows the effects of 2 SONA pronouncements and the role that vice plays in our economy. Gambling and corruption are the twin vices that have spurred demand for property. Take them away & the Philippine economy hardly has a leg to stand on.
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Last time it was this bad was in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis. Meanwhile, next door in Malaysia, Q3 growth was at 5.3% year-on-year and inflation was running at 1.9% over the same period.
A surprise slowdown in the Philippine economy has triggered calls for the central bank to go easy on interest rate increases, and for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to do more to revive growth. zurl.co/R0WqA
Higher PISA scores of students
MacBook Neo laptops for teachers
Better quality books
Wifi in schools
@DepEd_PH under @sonnyangara Achieving better results with better use of resources
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Bam or Baste. Boom or Bust.
FALCIS CLAIMS LENI TO ENDORSE BAM AQUINO FOR 2028
Lawyer Jesus Falcis claimed that Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo would endorse Sen. Bam Aquino for president in the 2028 elections.
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Moving from a party of the woke-ing class to working class. youtu.be/LYLPCXBKvvo?si=XTHD…
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Yes, especially NAIA 1. It's embarrassing. The queue of foreign passport holders. Those with electronic chips should be able to use the e-turnstiles. It already was the case before. So we know it's possible.
Less pila, more biyahe!
DOTr chief Vince Dizon wants more travelers to breeze through NAIA immigration with expanded e-Gate access.
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Frum's piercing analysis of what the Blue Wave means. Democrats who control state legislatures can undo the gerrymandering GOP did since 2010. There's no structural shift in US politics. Only that elections will be more competitive moving into the 2030s.
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The new Cheap Just-Tiis-it. His previous rulings cleared the way for candidate BBM to run for president and reversed the Sandiganbayan's conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos on a technicality.
GET TO KNOW THE NEW CJ
A new chief justice has been appointed, filling the highest post in the judiciary as Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo reaches compulsory retirement on November 6.
Read: philstar.com/headlines/2026/…
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BARMM ministries taking shape. 9/19 Ministers are MPs. The others were former advisers of MILF and peace process. 2/9 Minister MPs are from political dynasties from coalition junior partner.
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Imagine that. @DepEd under @sonnyangara delivering Apple MacBooks to our teachers with lessons and training. We don't need to imagine it. It's happening!
𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒈𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒂 𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒐, 𝒎𝒈𝒂 𝒌𝒂-𝑫𝒆𝒑𝑬𝒅! 💻
Secretary Sonny Angara: Mahigit 172,000 public school teachers at staff ang magkakaroon ng bagong Apple Macbook Neo mula sa DepEd, kasama ang training para magamit agad sa kanilang trabaho.
Paldo ang pamahalaan dito dahil nakuha ng DepEd ang mga ito sa competitive bidding sa halagang ₱42,000–₱43,000 bawat unit, mas mababa sa ₱49,999 na SRP. Mas mataas na specs, mas malaking savings para sa gobyerno.
Para kay Teacher ito, para mas makapag-focus sa pinakamahalaga: ang pagtuturo sa ating mga kabataan!
#AlagangAngara #BagongPilipinas #DepEdPhilippines #DepEdUpdates #LearnerWelfare
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Wow di katulad ng overpriced laptops noong araw.
Apple, DepEd partners to send 170,000 Macbook Neo to teachers technology.inquirer.net/1501…
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Restoration would have been complete, but for 2 things. One, the conviction of his predecessor at the Hague & best frenemy VP Sara. Two, revival of the economy. For the narrative that we'd have been 1st world had we stuck with them is being debunked by lived experience today.
MARCOS FAMILY VISITS LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYANI
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visited the tomb of his father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, on October 30, together with his mother, former first lady Imelda Marcos, and sister Irene Marcos.
📷 Marcos
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Now that's a fitting reward. Chief Justice Absuelto.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda penned the decision that reversed the conviction on seven counts of graft of President Marcos’ mother, Imelda. tinyurl.com/mr3apwnc | via @onenewsph
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Gibo has the stature and gravitas to be a leader of the country and region. If the next election is framed as a question of national security and resilience, then he is The One. Only question is who would make a good VP? Someone whose expertise is the economy and education?
ASEAN DEFENSE CHIEFS MEET IN CEBU AS US WAR SECRETARY VISITS PH
Defense leaders from ASEAN member states gathered in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Wednesday, October 28, for the 20th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), hosted under the Philippines’ 2026 ASEAN chairship.
The meeting comes as US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visits Cebu for talks with regional defense officials. The ADMM serves as a platform for ASEAN members to discuss shared security concerns and strengthen defense cooperation.
📸 ASEAN 2026 PH
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Lula doesn't control the legislature. Divided govt, a US invention. What that means is he can't do much even with such a huge mandate.
Jeremy Adelman thinks Brazil's presidential election has left Donald Trump's plan for the Western Hemisphere in tatters. project-syndicate.org/commen…
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We have to start making things in this country again, otherwise the cost of everything will rise with the depreciation of the currency.
Check out today’s top stories:
Peso sinks to new low, nears 64:$1
zurl.co/vkUWQ
BSP urged to keep tightening to protect long-term growth
zurl.co/PPRJQ
El Niño threatens Philippine farm output, hydropower supply
zurl.co/uMrLN
BIR suspends online registration badge rule amid privacy concerns
zurl.co/Wm3c3
Dizon, Lopez swap Cabinet posts
zurl.co/ah5HL
There's no point to BSPs monetary tightening if the National Government is engaged in pre-election pork barrel spending. What NG has to do is tighten it's belt. Cut all that wasteful deficit spending to 1-2% of GDP at PNoy levels. Keep it there for a decade.
Check out today’s top stories:
Peso sinks to new low, nears 64:$1
zurl.co/vkUWQ
BSP urged to keep tightening to protect long-term growth
zurl.co/PPRJQ
El Niño threatens Philippine farm output, hydropower supply
zurl.co/uMrLN
BIR suspends online registration badge rule amid privacy concerns
zurl.co/Wm3c3
Dizon, Lopez swap Cabinet posts
zurl.co/ah5HL
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