Lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, formally filed a criminal complaint before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office against officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and four members of the House of Representatives. Carpio is charging them with violating bank secrecy laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Act, and the Data Privacy Act for disclosing…

The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…