The Philippines has dismissed China 's claim that it is staging provocations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by deploying vessels and allowing Filipino fisherfolk to operate there. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 12, the National Maritime Council (NMC) called China 's claim as...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) is turning to the country’s largest state-run pension funds to arrest the slump in market participation and offset a persistent exodus of foreign capital. PSE President Ramon S. Monzon told reporters that the exchange is in talks with the Social Security...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) extended its winning streak to open the week as investors increased bets that a looming pivot toward monetary easing will catalyze domestic economic growth. The PSE Index climbed 71.82 points, or 1.1 percent, to finish at 6,419.96 on Monday, Jan. 12. The move...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday said the Naval Forces Central (NFC), the naval command responsible for Visayas, has deployed a search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) team to help in the ongoing rescue mission following the landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw in Cebu City last Jan. 8. In a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Jan. 12, revealed that it is looking into possible outside or political influence behind a social media post by a Philippine Army (PA) officer who withdrew his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is targeting ₱170 billion in capital raising for the year, marking a more than 20 percent increase from the previous year’s ₱140 billion haul as regulators prepare to ease listing hurdles for tech giants and smaller enterprises alike. PSE President Ramon S....
Local stock market may face selling pressure this week as investors lock in gains following a three-week rally, while shifting their focus to upcoming data on foreign investment and remittances for further direction. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) has shown a bullish bias recently,...
Despite calls by various human rights groups for her release from military custody, a young Filipino-American activist rescued by the Philippine Army (PA) after a deadly operation in Occidental Mindoro has opted to remain at a military hospital to undergo medical treatment following days of...
Colonel Audie A. Mongao, who was relieved by the Philippine Army (PA) for allegedly withdrawing his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., surrendered to the military on Friday night, Jan 9. The surrender was confirmed by Mongao’s immediate superior, Maj. Gen. Michael G. Logico, commander...
The Philippine Army (PA) said it rescued a Filipino-American activist who was reported missing during military operations against suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on New Year’s Day but a human rights group disputed the claim and alleged the recovery...
Most Filipino adults believe corruption remains deeply entrenched in government, according to the latest nationwide survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc., conducted amid a series of high-profile corruption scandals and political controversies in late 2025. Results of Pulse Asia’s December 2025 Ulat...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, January 9, expressed optimism that he would not be included in any rumored Cabinet reshuffle, stressing that Malacañang has not confirmed such changes. In an interview at San Francisco High School in Quezon City, Angara said he...
