Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos to unite and focus on justice, order, peace, and progress amid ongoing political tensions in the country. In a video interview released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, May 13, Duterte shared a message to the Filipino community...
Despite being vocal in previous interviews about her impeachment case, Vice President Sara Duterte said she would leave all comments on the matter to her spokesperson and defense lawyers, stressing that it is a legal issue that should be handled by her legal team. In a video interview released by...
A 52-year-old man died from smoke inhalation while helping extinguish a fire that gutted his brother’s house in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City, early Wednesday, May 13. He was rushed to a hospital by the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) but was declared dead on arrival due to...
Local equities retreated as the breakdown in diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran sent oil prices higher and weighed on the local currency. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 14.87 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 5,971.98 on Tuesday, May 12, snapping a brief...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) expects local businesses to consider expanding their operations into Paraguay after it entered into a partnership with the South American country’s export and investment promotion agency. The PCCI signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...
The 10th edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) is set to happen from June 4-7, 2026 at the World Trade Center, Metro Manila. The biennial flagship motor show of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) marks a milestone 10th staging with the...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is strengthening its alliance with the Philippine Life Saving Society (PLS) to combat what experts have described as a “silent epidemic” of drowning in the country. Following alarming statistics and tragic incidents in La Union, PSC Chairman Patrick...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP )on Tuesday, May 12, condemned the use of dehumanizing language on social media, where fatalities from military encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental were referred to as "corned beef." Public scrutiny continues over the deaths of the 19 people, now known as...
Four Filipino crew members of MV Hondius, a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, have arrived in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the Philippine Embassy in The Hague said. According to the embassy, the Filipino crew members arrived in Eindhoven on Sunday night. They are the crew members of MV Hondius...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, May 12, denied that the presence of Marine troops around the Senate Building in Pasay City was linked to reports of a possible arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa over his role in...
The Philippines has the youngest population in East Asia, with a median age of 26. In contrast, South Korea is the oldest, with an average age of 46. Although there is hope that South Korea 's demographic crisis might ease—given that its birth rate rose for a second straight year in...
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) expects the country to attract more investments into the mining sector following the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision dismissing a petition for a writ of kalikasan against an Eastern Samar province-based mining company. PNIA, whose member companies...
