Help PH build bridges, Marcos urges Japinos

June 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos on Saturday urged ethnic Filipino-Japanese youth, called “Japino” in the Philippines, to help build bridges between the Philippines and Japan as the two nations prepared to celebrate relations that date back to th...

A look at how Tehran could retaliate

June 23, 2025
TEHRAN, Iran — Ever since Israel started the war with its surprise bombardment of Iran’s military and nuclear sites on June 13, Iranian officials from the supreme leader on down have warned the United States to stay out, saying it would have dire conse...

Game-changing economic reforms

June 23, 2025
Big business groups last week praised lawmakers for passing three key economic reform measures aimed at boosting investments, improving transparency in government transactions, and speeding up key infrastructure projects. The Makati Business Club (MBC)...

Parental guidance

June 23, 2025
I bring this concern to everyone’s attention because of the many others that may be happening but go unnoticed, or worse, dismissed. While we may be more familiar with seeing and hearing about the maltreatment of children, how many have heard of horrif...

DOH: Dengue cases starting to rise again

June 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) logged 123,291 cases of dengue nationwide from Jan. 1 to June 7, but said the situation is “manageable” so far. READ: DOH warns of big dengue outbreak this year The DOH said an increase in the number...

DA finalizing bill restoring NFA powers

June 23, 2025
The Department of Agriculture is finalizing a draft bill aimed to restore certain functions of the National Food Authority particularly to ensure the P20 per kilo rice program of the Marcos administration would be sustained until the end of his te...

More rains today

June 23, 2025
A low-pressure area (LPA) has been spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility and is seen to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.