Philippines

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised the interest rate ceiling on credit card transactions by 100 basis points, from 2% to 3% each month. “The policy aligns the credit card interest rate ceiling with macroeconomic developments and cushions the impact of inflationary pressure on banks’/credit card issuers’ ability to provide quality credit card services to their clients,” said …

Miss Universe Philippines 2021 runner-up Maureen Wroblewitz emphasizes the need of putting oneself first after experiencing “previous trauma” in a TikTok video published on January 20. In the video, where she is seen lip-syncing to Miley Cyrus’ current post-split single “Flowers,” the winner of Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 5 seems to hint to a previous breakup. The lyrics state, …

In his collegiate career, Ricci Rivero set a record by becoming the first player to win two UAAP championships, one with the University of the Philippines and one with the UP Ikot Drivers Association. The 23-year-old ended his UAAP career by guiding UP to its first championship in 1986. He had previously won his first championship as a freshman at …

On July 19, the world’s most popular fashion doll, Barbie, is going to be brought to life in a new movie that will be released in Philippine theaters. Greta Gerwig is the director of the film Barbie, which centers the narrative around the well-known children’s toy. Barbie appears in the teaser trailer for the film as a monolith dressed in …

The latest poll by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that over three million Filipino households went without food at least once in the preceding three months, a marginal rise from the previous quarter. In a press statement issued on Thursday, January 19, the SWS stated that the 11.8% Hunger Rate documented in their December 2022 survey in the Philippines …

Although lower onion prices due to imports may seem like good news to consumers, it may be a matter of life and death for certain farmers. Monday, January 16th, Merlita Gallardo highlighted the suffering of onion growers in Bayambang, Pangasinan before a Senate committee hearing. Her husband, who had helped their family operate the farm, committed himself in 2021 after …

On Monday, January 16, actor-host Vhong Navarro made a comeback to Its Showtime, one month after a Taguig court approved his posting of a million-peso bond. “Ibang klase ang saya sa mga kaibigan at pamilya na naghintay sayo. Welcome return, Kuys Vhong,” the variety show’s official Twitter account wrote with images of Vhong and the other It’s Showtime hosts on …

After Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi did not place among the top 16 contestants at the 71st Miss Universe Competition held on January 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the creative and events director of Miss Universe Philippines, Jonas Gaffud, asked pageant fans to move on and forget about the competition (Jan. 15 in Manila). “Walang essay. Get over it, lang. Happy …

R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States was crowned Miss Universe 2022 on Saturday, January 14, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (Sunday morning, January 15 in Manila). Gabriel defeated 83 competitors to become the eighth representative of the United States to win the championship. The Filipina-American beauty queen replaced the Indian Harnaaz Sandhu. The remaining three were rated as follows: …

As the House and Senate took turns interrogating officials about the New Year’s Day debacle at the country’s finest airport, which affected more than 78,000 passengers, another flawed air traffic system in the Philippines has come to light — one that was never even deployed. Senators directed their ire at the P511 million Manila Area Control Center (MACC), a previously …