November, 2025

• 17 November

  Consumer confidence seen driving growth despite slower Q3 economy

  

  The Philippine economy slowed in the third quarter of 2025, with GDP growth easing to 4 percent from 5.2 percent a year ago and 5.49 percent in the previous quarter, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.  The slowdown reflects the impact of recent weather disturbances and ongoing concerns over governance issues. BPI President Jose Teodoro Limcaoco described the …

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• 17 November

  LANDBANK Q3 income climbs 42% year-on-year to P35.65-B

  

  LANDBANK achieved a significant 42% jump in net income to ₱35.65 billion as of the third quarter of 2025, already surpassing its full-year earnings of ₱35.36 billion in 2024, and underscoring the Bank’s robust financial trajectory and performance above historical averages. Total assets expanded to a record ₱3.45 trillion, supported by growth in loan and investment portfolios. This solidifies LANDBANK’s …

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• 17 November

  DBP senior official named top audit executive

  

  An international group of audit practitioners has named a senior executive of state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) as “Chief Audit Executive of the Year”, citing his contributions in elevating the internal audit function in the government service. Senior Vice President Ryan R. Gabinete, head of DBP’s internal audit group, was recently conferred the honor by the Institute of …

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• 16 November

  Palace blasts Zaldy Co allegations vs. BBM as ‘pure hearsay’

  

  Malacañang on Friday flatly rejected former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co’s claim that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally ordered the insertion of at least ₱100 billion worth of projects into the proposed ₱6.352-trillion national budget for 2025, calling the accusation baseless and irresponsible. “These wild accusations are completely without basis in fact. All the charges leveled against the …

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• 16 November

  PNP reaffirms integrity in crackdown on ghost infrastructure projects

  

  The Philippine National Police (PNP), led by acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., has reaffirmed its commitment to integrity and justice as it takes a frontline role in exposing and prosecuting ‘ghost projects’ in public infrastructure. Speaking during the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) High Command Conference on November 12, 2025, Nartatez stressed that the PNP’s mandate …

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• 16 November

  DFA chief Lazaro appointed as Special Envoy for Myanmar

  

  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced the appointment of Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro as the Philippines’ Special Envoy tasked with helping facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Myanmar crisis, as the country prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairship in 2026. Speaking at the national launch of the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairship in the historic district of …

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• 16 November

  Marcos meets with Clooneys, discusses press freedom and ethical use of AI

  

  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday welcomed actor George Clooney and international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney during a courtesy call at Malacañan Palace, where they discussed shared advocacies including press freedom and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). The President, accompanied by First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, underscored the administration’s commitment to …

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• 16 November

  NFA to file P53-M plunder raps against employee

  

  The National Food Authority (NFA) is preparing to file a plunder case against a middle-level employee accused of misappropriating around ₱53 million worth of rice and palay stocks, as the agency intensifies its crackdown on corruption. In a press briefing Friday in Quezon City, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said the move follows stricter internal audits ordered by President Ferdinand R. …

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• 16 November

  DA cracks down on mislabeling of frozen meat

  

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) has stepped up surveillance in supermarkets and wet markets nationwide to stop retailers from selling frozen meat as fresh, a practice officials warned poses food safety risks and harms legitimate sellers and local hog raisers. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ordered AMAS, the Bureau of Animal Industry, and the National Meat Inspection Service to …

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• 16 November

  DOJ begins probe on Bulacan ghost projects

  

  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said its investigation into ghost flood control projects in Bulacan is moving forward, with respondents in the first batch of five cases given until November 24 to submit their counter-affidavits. “Today marks the conduct of the preliminary investigation. We had our very first hearing where we issued copies of the complaint to respondents. …

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