Tag page - MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

The first repatriation flight carrying 299 Filipinos from the Middle East arrived in Manila early Wednesday as tensions continue to escalate in the region, Malacañang said. The Emirates flight EK336 from Dubai landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 at 6:45 a.m., Presidential...

President Marcos will certify as urgent a proposal that seeks to grant him authority to reduce the excise tax on petroleum products should prices exceed $80 per barrel, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that since the President was the one...