Samarkand, UZBEKISTAN — Amid comparisons by some local firms claiming that the ongoing oil crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East is hurting their business operations more severely than the Covid-19 pandemic, economists from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the broader...
Kris Aquino has tested positive for COVID-19 once again after being hospitalized several days ago. The Queen of All Media revealed that she had been suffering from fever and persistent coughing since last week while continuing her fight against multiple autoimmune diseases. On Instagram, Kris...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has expressed sorrow over the deaths of two of its students who were killed, along with 17 others, during a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental last week. The university identified the students as Alyssa Alano and Maureen Santuyo in a statement...
Sy-led top lender BDO Unibank Inc. said the escalating Middle East war is weighing on its outlook, though its chief maintained that the Philippine economy would remain relatively resilient compared with past global crises like the Covid-19 pandemic. BDO President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
It seems that every time we start to relax, a new Covid-19 variant surfaces. Covid-19 fatigue is real, and many people just aren’t paying attention anymore. The latest SARS-CoV-2 variant to make headlines is, surprisingly, not all that new. BA.3.2, an Omicron subvariant, was first detected in...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo believes that the Marcos administration won 't have to incur debt to make the envisioned "Bayanihan 3" law work and provide relief to Filipinos amid the fuel price crisis. In a virtual press conference Tuesday, Quimbo was asked whether or not he...
House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez wants to employ the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic in helping the government tackle the current state of national energy emergency. "If there is anything we should have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that...
International arrivals in the Philippines climbed to 6.48 million in 2025, a strong post-pandemic recovery that remained below pre-pandemic levels of about eight million, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) recorded 5.9...
Two lucky bettors became instant multi-millionaires after winning the P50,952,075.80 jackpot prize in the Ultra Lotto 6/58, as announced by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, October 20. The Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw held on October 19 yielded two jackpot-winning tickets—one...
One of my long-term patients, a gentleman in his 80s, was recently admitted with Covid-19. He has a lot of illnesses, including cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He checks all the boxes for the worst of the worst outcomes for Covid-19: elderly, immunocompromised (cancer), and...
Tempered household consumption, still reeling from the pandemic-induced recession, is weighing on the Philippine growth outlook, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). With private consumption—which accounts for more than 70 percent of the local economy—showing “weak momentum,”...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a heavy rainfall warning on Saturday, July 19, as the southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to bring intense rains across several areas. Released at 8:30 p.m., the warning placed various locations under...
