Neil Jerome Morales

CAVITE PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES – MARCH 21: Supporters take part in a mid-term election rally for a political alliance led by Philippines President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Junior, in Cavite Province, Philippines, on March 21, 2025. The rally comes at a time of growing political instability, as the International Criminal Court’s recent arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte has stirred controversy and tensions among his supporters, while geopolitical issues around South China Sea, West Philippines Sea, China and the United States have become part of discussions among different voters. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Mid-term vote holds key to Philippines riding out tariff-linked risks

By Ditas Lopez, Neil Jerome Morales, and others

Customers dine inside a Jollibee Foods Corp. restaurant in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Jollibee is expected to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jollibee shares rally after foreign ownership cap scrapped

By Neil Jerome Morales and Bloomberg

Philippine Senate President Francis Escudero discusses the rules of impeachment trial to the media during a forum at the Senate of the Philippines in Manila on February 6, 2025. The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is almost certain to happen after looming mid-term elections and could be decided by a new group of lawmakers altogether, the Senate president said. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Philippine lawmakers plan to approve bill to ban ore exports

By Cliff Venzon, Neil Jerome Morales, and others