Nearly three in 10 Filipinos struggle every day to afford basic necessities such as food, household bills and transportation, ...

THE country has more at stake economically in its trade relationship with China than Beijing does, several groups warned, urging the government to rein in public exchanges that could further strain ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) is studying additional tax measures to plug revenue leakages and boost government revenues, including a review of the de minimis import threshold and excise tax on ...

BANKS whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered.

Trial Chamber III has rejected a request to allow portions of opening statements in Tagalog during the upcoming trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, ruling that proceedings must be ...

The residents of the Villa Vie Odyssey were given about seven hours to pack up and leave the cruise ship they had made their home. The vessel was in Cambodia, and its operator said it could no longer ...

Vince Dizon’s first day back at the Department of Transportation was loud. Cameras trailed him through bus terminals in Sampaloc and along Edsa Malibay, where he found cramped waiting areas, no ...

The United States said it is moving to deepen military coordination with the Philippines, with U.S. Ambassador Lee Lipton ...

LEGISLATORS have expressed optimism for lasting peace and economic growth in southern Philippines following the historic convening of the first elected Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ...

GULF Arab states fear another US-Israeli attack on a better-prepared Iran could unleash an even more destructive war across the region, leaving them to pick up the pieces. “We find ourselves drawn ...

A SIMPLE denial will no longer suffice. Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team must explain how she and her husband accumulated their wealth and account for alleged discrepancies between their ...

The United Arab Emirates’ presidential adviser said Sunday that his country hopes a diplomatic breakthrough in Qatar-led mediations is possible to avert a new round of confrontation between the US and ...