Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Vice Chairperson of the Senate National Defense Committee, criticized the series of reported harassments by China, further escalating tensions, particularly in the disputed waters of Ayungin Shoal. He pointed...

MASPETH, NEW YORK – On the solemn day of September 9, 2023, New York State District 30 Assemblymember Steven Raga stood in solidarity with the Maspeth community in a poignant ceremony held at Maspeth Memorial Park, a hallowed ground nestled at t...

Cleanfuel will implement price adjustment, effective Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 4:01PM.

The House of Representatives on Monday opened plenary deliberations on House Bill 8969, or the proposed Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Pension System Act–a priority bill of the Marcos administration. 

Department of Education (DepEd) Bureau of Curriculum Development Director Jocelyn Andaya on Monday denied any “political pressure” over the move to change the term “Diktadurang Marcos” to “Diktadura” in the Araling Panlipunang ...

Philippine Army (PA) and Australian Army troops on September 8 formally concluded the three-week “Exercise Carabaroo” that enhanced participating units’ interoperability in multination combined arms teams.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Ambulance and fire truck sirens wailed outside as Elsie Rosales stripped linens from king-sized mattresses at a beachfront resort in Lahaina.

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THE Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for the reduction of rice tariffs to as low as zero percent to cushion the impact of rising world market rice prices and temper the increase of the price of the staple locally.

Low-paid workers in the Philippines, including those in agriculture and fishery sectors, face economic challenges as their average daily basic pay remains below the poverty threshold. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, skilled agricultur...

Tourism recovery in Asia may slow in the second half of the year due to moderating arrivals from major markets. Oxford Economics projects economic growth to sputter, citing factors like pent-up demand waning and consumer spending moderation. While Chin...

THE Board of Investments (BOI) is close to hitting the P729-billion mark of investment approvals recorded in 2022 as it has approved P720 billion worth of investment projects as of August 2023.

AMID the controversy on the granting of big confidential and intel funds to civilian agencies, the Senate vowed to push for higher intelligence funds for the “defenders of Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast G...

SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go stressed the need to address mental health concerns of Filipino youth as he pushed passage pf Senate Bill No. 1786, which seeks to mandate public higher education institutions (HEIs) to establish Mental Health Offices in ...

THE vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation on Sunday called on the national government to address the unfilled positions, the annual shortage of health care workers, the non-disbursement of Covid-19 allowance and the allocation of the h...

MAY the minor children intervene in the same custody proceeding instituted by one of their parents against the other?

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go calls on government to provide more support to small farmers as they are the backbone of the nation’s economy and play a crucial role in maintaining the country’s food security. 

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte—Early childbearing is seen to become more prevalent anew in the Philippines, as it breeds an alarming new trend post-pandemic, when restrictive health protocols on social or physical distancing is no longer in effect, following th...

The Middle East is home to some of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. Overseeing close to $3 trillion of assets, these investing giants have become key players in global dealmaking. 

NEW YORK—The end of Labor Day weekend would typically mark the start of a furious sprint to the Iowa caucuses as candidates battle for their party’s presidential nomination. But as the 2024 campaign comes into greater focus, the usual frenzy is yieldi...

This was how Dr. Rico J. Cabangon, deputy director of Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute, described the recent exhibit of DOST-FPRDI’s Artist and Industrial Designer Chris Rana of avant-garde art ...

Impact assessment has a critical role in the field of science and technology (S&T) as a key element in the innovation ecosystem.

THE Science Communicators Philippines Inc. (SciCommPh) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) teamed up to promote the outputs of science and technology (S&T) research, development and innov...

Building on Albert Einstein’s work, a Filipina physicist and an international team of researchers recently discovered that a special class of subatomic particles can be described using concepts from the famous scientist’s Theory of Relativity.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE—In his in-flight news conference returning from Mongolia on Monday, Pope Francis outlined his vision for the upcoming synodal assembly in October, which he said should be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, not ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila announced it has divested from fossil fuels, the largest contributor to climate change, and what it called “other destructive businesses.”