Windows26: Veloso PH-bound; freedom still up to Marcos, Jakarta

November 21, 2024

Hi, reader! Today we are covering Mary Jane Veloso's return home from Indonesia after years of negotiations, new questions from the House panel about the use of confidential funds in the OVP and DepEd, and the Philippine peso's drop to its lowest in over two years, closing at 58.9 per US dollar.

Veloso PH-bound; freedom still up to Marcos, Jakarta

Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina domestic helper spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015, will return home after years of negotiations between Manila and Jakarta, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.

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House probe retraces bulk withdrawals of confidential funds

The House panel investigating the expenditures of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd), the latter when it was still headed also by Vice President Sara Duterte, heard new testimonies that raised more questions on how they had used confidential funds.

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Peso sinks to 58.9 per $1, lowest in over 2 years

The Philippine peso sank to its lowest level in over two years on Wednesday to close a few centavos away from the record-low 59, overpowered by a rallying dollar that drew its strength from fresh developments following Donald Trump's US election win.

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EDITORIAL: Delaying the inevitable

The last-minute move to postpone the first parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), which was set alongside the midterm polls in May next year, sounds like another excuse to stall the inevitable.

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