President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the...
Premiumlands Corporation (PLC) and Industrial Holdings and Development Corporation (IHDC), both owned by Francis Lloyd Chua, are launching a ₱255 million tender offer for minority-held shares of Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG). According to a disclosure filed with the Philippine Stock...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is closing two Casino Filipino branches in Talisay, Cebu, and Tagum, Davao del Norte, due to financial losses, as part of its ongoing rationalization plan. Pagcor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alejandro Tengco said in a statement that both...
Amid deteriorating relations with China, the Philippines, under the current Trump 2.0 administration, may increasingly become a "friendshoring" partner for the US, its former colonizer, especially in the technology sector, according to researchers at the think tank Center for Strategic and...
The Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs was not a legitimate law enforcement policy, contrary to what its supporters believe, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Figure skaters and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D.C. this week will be honored when the world championships are staged in Boston in March. International Skating Union president Jae Youl Kim (AP) International Skating Union president Jae Youl Kim...
President Marcos has inaugurated the new P2.55-billion runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the first and only parallel runway in the Philippines. Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) runway (RTVM) In his speech, Marcos labeled the inauguration of the runway on Thursday, Jan. 30,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of breeder goats and sheep to improve the genetics of local livestock and bolster the country’s goat and sheep industries, particularly in Mindanao. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday,...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is scaling up operations at its Clark International Airport hub with the upcoming launch of direct flights to Palawan’s El Nido and Coron. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the company said it will launch daily service to the new...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) apprehended two Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) passengers carrying undeclared foreign currency totaling over P24 million in two consecutive days. On Jan. 22, a Filipino passenger was intercepted at NAIA Terminal 3 with undeclared foreign currency amounting to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa remained firm that he would not entertain any calls from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as this is tantamount to acknowledging their jurisdiction over the Philippines. "Umalis kayo! Wala kayong pakialam dito sa amin. (Leave us alone! You have no...
Visayas Container Terminal (VCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Iloilo, reported that it has welcomed the first gearless vessel to call in the Western Visayas Region. Operated by Regional Container Lines (RCL), the MV Otana Bhum made its...
