The Marcos administration is studying possible public transport fare adjustments and additional assistance for affected sectors amid rising fuel prices amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, Malacañang said Wednesday, July 15. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revamped its crisis response toolkit to help developing Asia-Pacific economies respond more quickly to energy supply disruptions and food price shocks stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict, while strengthening resilience against future crises. In a...
Three siblings died after being electrocuted inside their apartment in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, on Friday night, July 10. Initial investigation by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Kamuning Police Station showed that a 15-year-old girl was hanging clothes on a metal clothesline at the...
Malacañang has attributed the rise in the country 's unemployment rate in May to the global oil crisis stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, saying the government had anticipated the impact and continues to roll out interventions to help affected workers. Presidential Communications...
Inflation, or year-on-year consumer price increases, slowed slightly to 6.4 percent in June as gas prices eased, even as the headline rate continued to be much higher compared with year-ago levels. National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa noted during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 7, that...
A 56-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill a Land Transportation Office (LTO) assistant secretary during an altercation inside the agency’s main office on East Avenue in Quezon City at 2:45 p.m. on June 29. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) filed...
Concerned faculty members, alumni, and students of the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERM) have called on the University’s Board of Trustees and alumni community to conduct an independent review of the institution’s leadership and governance, warning that a...
East West Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) Chairman Jonathan T. Gotianun is taking advantage of a dip in the bank’s stock price to near its lowest level this year to increase his stake in the lender. Based on the bank’s disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, July 2,...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has expressed grave concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz, and urged all parties involved to uphold the initial peace agreement and pursue a negotiated...
The Philippines scored below the regional average in the World Bank’s latest Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+), underscoring persistent gaps in health, education, and employment outcomes despite outperforming the average for lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). In an April 2026 human capital...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is resuming its direct service between Manila and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it looks to take advantage of easing conditions in the Middle East while restoring connectivity to a major gateway for overseas Filipinos. In an advisory on Monday,...
Continuing its recovery from last week’s sell-off, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose for a third straight trading day on Monday, June 29, as easing concerns over the Middle East conflict and a stronger peso lifted investor sentiment. The main index gained 61.17 points, or 1.01...
