The Philippines is ready to collaborate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the 10-member bloc moves to strengthen its trade partnership with the United States (US) following the 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs. In a statement, Department of Trade and Industry...
Tennis sensation Alex Eala served an ace for the Philippines on the big stage in March. Alex Eala's Facebook post Playing as a wild card, the 19-year-old Eala shocked the world and bundled out one big gun after another to highlight her historic run in the Miami Open in Florida. On her way to the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada called on his fellow parliamentarians to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027 to 2028 term. Estrada made the appeal as he presided over the ASEAN+3 meeting...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is calling for the creation of an Economic Security Council under the Office of the President to look into the impact of the 17-percent tariff imposed by the United States (US) on Philippine imports. MAP, which comprises the country’s...
The country’s leading business executives are in support of the fare increase in Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), which took effect on Wednesday, April 2, given that it’s within the operator’s contract with the government. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP),...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has issued a message of sympathy and support for ASEAN neighbors Myanmar and Thailand, which were recently struck with a strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake....
SAN FABIAN—The head of a tobacco farmers group has called for the appointment of a tobacco czar who will strictly administer the implementation of the law to prevent the rampant tobacco smuggling activities in the country. Saturnino Distor, president of Philippine Tobacco Growers...
The Go Digital ASEAN initiative, which aims to expand digital participation among underserved communities in the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has provided free digital training to over 6,300 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the...
BOSTON (AP) — Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday, March 20, in a deal that values the NBA's reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1 billion — the largest price ever for American professional...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must also play an active role in shaping their own future, rather than allowing the "few and powerful" to dictate it. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique...
Honorable Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann will be the special inducting officer when the new leadership of the Philippine Sportswriters Association holds its oath taking ceremony on Tuesday, March 18, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Newly-elected...
Inquirer sports editor Francis T. J. Ochoa has been elected president of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), the country’s oldest media organization. PSA officers and Board members during the drafting and approval of the group’s charter. Ochoa takes over from Philippine Star sports...
