The Gilas Pilipinas boys team suffered its first taste of defeat after getting blown out by Australia, 107-69, in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup at the Veer Savarkar Stadium in Ahmedabad in India on Saturday, Aug. 15. The Nationals managed to keep in step through the first frame but quickly lost steam...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) disclosed on Monday night, Aug. 10, that one of its FA-50PH Fighting Eagle jets developed a minor mechanical problem while returning from Exercise “Pitch Black” in Darwin, Australia but was repaired and cleared to continue its journey home. The aircraft...
Even with weaker-than-expected economic growth in the second quarter and expectations of muted expansion for the year, Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings Inc. expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to continue raising key borrowing costs to bring inflation back to its three percent...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. praised the Philippine Air Force (PAF) contingent’s performance in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, highlighting a Filipino fighter pilot who became the first from the country to qualify as a force commander. Teodoro visited the PAF...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday, Aug. 7, denounced China’s recent ballistic missile test in the South China Sea, saying it escalated regional security risks. Teodoro and Marles...
Health security rarely makes headlines, but it remains one of the most practical forms of diplomacy. That was evident as healthcare professionals, tuberculosis specialists, and public health officials from seven Southeast Asian countries gathered in Makati City for a regional capacity-building...
The Quad foreign ministers have pledged to deepen cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on maritime security, economic resilience, critical and emerging technologies, and humanitarian assistance as they sought to strengthen practical collaboration in the Indo-Pacific....
More than 200 Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel will take part in Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia as the military steps up its participation in multinational air combat training with allied and partner nations. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco said the contingent will deploy with...
ANKARA (Jiji Press) -- Defense chiefs from Japan, Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday affirmed the importance of the three nations ' cooperation for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region. At their meeting held in Turkey on the sidelines of a NATO summit, Japan 's Defense Minister...
A lethargic start spelled doom for the Justin Brownlee-less Gilas Pilipinas, dropping a tough defeat at the hands of host Australia, 92-49, to come out of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers third window empty-handed at the RAC Arena in Perth on Monday, July 6. After keeping in step with the...
Consumer price growth likely slowed for another month in June, driven by declining global oil and food costs alongside a recovering currency, according to private-sector economists. A median forecast from regional banks and analysts projects headline inflation to have moderated to between 6.5...
Justin Brownlee was ruled out for Gilas Pilipinas’ last game against Australia in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers third window, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on the eve of the contest. In an announcement on Sunday, July 5, the federation said Brownlee was forced to sit...
