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Meanwhile, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank projects a Philippine economic growth of 4.4 percent in 2026, “slower growth than earlier expected due to rising global uncertainties, particularly ...
An off-duty Quezon City police officer was assaulted in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday, as he attempted to bring a minor ...
To prevent overcrowding in youth shelters, the Philippine National Police is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as minors are being rounded up for violation of ...
Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) slumped to a four-month low in January as geopolitical risks dampened investor sentiment, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas  reported.
All 80 barangays in Cebu City have passed the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council  Functionality Audit for Calendar Year 2025.
Globally, there are two major oil price benchmarks that are used. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent Crude. While the WTI is the main benchmark in the USA and is a key indicator for its oil ...
The Philippine team won 12 medals in the 2026 Stemco International Science competition in Singapore. The 12-member delegation secured four silvers, five bronzes and three honorable mentions in the ...
The city government of Baguio has declared a state of emergency to cushion the efects of surging fuel prices on residents.
Makabayan bloc lawmakers called the Marcos administration's P10-per-liter fuel subsidy for public utility vehicles "consuelo de bobo" — a token gesture — made to keep government spending low rather ...
April is now known as Filipino Food Month (FFM) and though we should be celebrating it everyday, a special month centered on local cuisine helps wake people up from dismissing Filipino food as ...
With fuel prices in the country staying in the stratosphere despite the ceasefire in the Middle East, at least there was a positive development in another serious problem – the accountability of those ...
It is well established that the South China Sea is not merely a geographic space. It is a strategic theater where law, power and cooperation inevitably intersect.