President Marcos’ chief economic manager is pressing global financial institutions for enhanced budgetary support and emergency financing, warning that escalating Middle East tensions and climate-driven crises are severely narrowing the fiscal maneuvering room for emerging economies. Speaking at...
Six multilateral development banks (MDBs) have launched a coordinated push to develop critical mineral value chains, seeking to move resource-rich economies beyond raw material exports and into higher-value manufacturing as part of efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience. In an April 17 joint...
Developing economies including the Philippines are pressing the World Bank Group (WBG) to help reduce borrowing costs as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict drives up oil prices, disrupts supply chains, and threatens growth and food security. In an April 16 statement delivered before...
Police forces in central and western part of Mindanao were alerted and ordered to step up both defensive and offensive stance to deny any opportunity of retaliatory attack following the death of 10 members of Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in a fierce clash in in Lanao del Sur. Gen. Jose...
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are stepping up coordination to cushion economies from the spillover effects of the Middle East conflict, citing rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, and tighter financial conditions as immediate risks to growth and stability. In an April 17 joint...
Kathlyn Bugna and Andrian Rodriguez take center stage as they spearhead a strong field in the Capiztahan Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships, which kicks off Saturday, April 18, at Villareal Stadium in Roxas City. Riding the momentum of a two-title romp in last week’s Verde Aces tournament in...
COTABATO CITY – Ten remnants of the local Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) behind the 2017 Marawi City siege were killed early Friday during a joint police-military operation in Marantao, Lanao del Sur. Police Capt. Steffi Salanguit, speaking for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro...
Ten suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya–Maute Group were killed in a pre-dawn encounter that lasted for eight gruelling hours with government forces in Marantao, Lanao del Sur on Friday, April 17, including two of the group’s top leaders, police said. Operatives from the Criminal...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lauded the rescue of a 78-year old businessman in an operation that led to the death of four of his captors in a brief shootout in Parañaque City. But Nartatez said the incident will be investigated as a matter of...
Antonio-led developer Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) reported a 14 percent increase in full-year net income as steady demand for suburban housing and consistent construction milestones bolstered its top line. Net income rose to ₱2.77 billion from ₱2.44 billion a year earlier, CPG said....
CEBU CITY: AppleOne Group, one of the Philippines’ leading property developers, has launched Mahi Center, its first integrated business and lifestyle destination. “For Mactan residents, professionals, and travelers passing through one of the Philippines’ busiest airports, today’s launch...
Top township developer Megaworld Corp. is kicking off the ₱12-billion development of San Benito Private Estate in the next few months with the construction of roads, key infrastructure, and vital township components. The project, a 25-hectare (ha) integrated active wellness township located in...
