PHILIPPINE SENATORS on Monday urged the government to strengthen efforts to locate and provide aid to Filipinos in Myanmar and Thailand after last week’s deadly earthquake.

THREE CAUSE-ORIENTED organizations on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), citing the misallocation of ...

PHILIPPINE and US marines on Monday started two weeks of joint military exercises in southern Philippines, with drills focused on amphibious assault missions and special operations, the Philippine ...

THE PESO strengthened to an over three-week high against the dollar on Monday as key US data released on Friday stoked renewed recession fears in the world’s largest economy. The local unit closed at ...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS rose on Monday on last-minute bargain hunting and expectations that headline inflation eased in March. The main Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 0.54% or 33.28 points ...

A COALITION of women’s organizations on Monday urged candidates for this year’s midterm elections to take up their legislative agenda, which they see as vital in addressing barriers to achieving women ...

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it is expecting to complete at least four port projects valued at a combined P1.56 billion within this year. In a statement on Monday, the port regulator said ...

THE liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of Linseed Field Corp. has resumed its operations on Monday as one of the two gas-fired power plants in Batangas that were temporarily shut down comes online, ...

A SENATOR is calling for an inquiry into the killings and acts of violence against Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIPs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). A resolution ...

Inclement weather did not affect the Eid al-Fitr outdoor congregational worship rites in many areas in Central Mindanao on Monday. The Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic Ramadan fasting, ...

GLOBE TELECOM, INC. is deploying green technology to expand connectivity access in rural areas while also reducing its carbon footprint, the Ayala-led telecommunications company said. In a media ...

Sixteen members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and 20 of their supporters, who collected food and money from hapless villagers, surrendered in the seaside Lebak town in Sultan Kudarat on Saturday.