Despite increased government spending on agriculture and social protection, the Philippines continues to grapple with persistent malnutrition, high food prices, and weak agricultural productivity, underscoring the need for a major overhaul of food security policies, according to state-run policy...
This will be a data-driven week for the stock market as investors look ahead to Philippine inflation and gross domestic product (GDP) figures, United States (US) production and employment data, as well as more first-half corporate earnings reports. “Higher-than-expected July inflation might...
Public officials who refuse to uphold the country 's policy on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have a legal duty either to question it before the courts or leave government service, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said on Sunday, Aug. 2, in a clarification...
Four Filipino seafarers have been repatriated from Iran after seeking the government 's help over their difficult situation under the employment of an Iranian company, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. All four Filipinos arrived in the country on July 29, the DFA said on Friday,...
The Philippines has formally deposited with the United Nations its official nautical chart of Bajo de Masinloc and its surrounding maritime zones, placing the country 's baselines and the geographic extent of its claimed authority and jurisdiction around the shoal on the public international...
China has warned that it would "respond resolutely" if the Philippines continues what Beijing described as acts of infringement or provocation around Bajo de Masinloc, as it rejected Manila 's delimitation of territorial sea baselines around the disputed shoal. In a statement posted on the...
The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Infanta, Quezon intensified into Tropical Depression Luis on Saturday night, Aug. 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported. In a tropical cyclone update, the agency stated that the weather disturbance...
A low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours, but will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas through its trough, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
Sustainability in banking is often framed as a trade-off between profit and purpose. For the Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), these are not separate, clashing goals, but a package embedded in every vein of the lender’s initiatives. What, then, should sustainability look like for...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has urged the newest members of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) to uphold the values of patriotism, service, and volunteerism as they join the organization 's volunteer force supporting the Philippine Coast Guard. In a Facebook post after witnessing...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell as the week ended on Friday, July 31, as investors cashed out ahead of the release of inflation and gross domestic product (GDP) data, as well as the rebalancing of the bourse’s benchmark index next week. The main index lost 69.31 points, or 1.1...
The cast and producers of the award-winning Filipino film "I 'mPerfect" have arrived in Italy ahead of the 27th Lucania Film Festival, where the film is set to represent the Philippines. The team shared their arrival on social media ahead of the festival, which will be held from Aug. 2 to 5 in...
