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A recent high-level defense summit saw the United States (US) Defense Secretary referring to Beijing as a threat to the Indo-Pacific region for wanting to conquer Taiwan by force, possibly soon. PSA notes that it is unprecedented for key US government ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued new circulars implementing the provisions under the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA). The law, which was signed on July 2024, mandates all financial institutions supervised by the BSP to implement real-time fraud detection ...

May 2025 inflation further slid to 1.3 percent as recorded by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The latest figure is the lowest in five years or since November 2019 amid slower increases in utility costs. Year-to-date inflation average currently stands at 1.9 ...

President Marcos Jr. has reshuffled key positions in his Cabinet following his call for courtesy resignations on May 22. CHED Commissioner Shirley Agrupis replaces Prospero de Vera III as Chairperson, while UP Law Dean Darlene Berberabe takes over from Menardo ...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced the deployment of more than 21,500 police personnel to boost police visibility in Metro Manila as part of the government’s efforts to curb criminality in the region. PSA notes that the recent move highlights the Marcos administration’s ...

The two-year project of rehabilitating the entire stretch of EDSA has been suspended by a month, per President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s orders. Prior to the President’s announcement, the preparatory works for the EDSA Rebuild Project were supposed to start on June ...

Southeast Asia is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, though Philippine health officials say local numbers remain stable. At home, the Department of Health (DOH) is addressing confirmed cases of rare diseases, Glanders and Melioidosis, in Siquijor, where containment measures ...

Erstwhile Negros Oriental representative and designated terrorist Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. was finally re-arrested in Timor-Leste last Tuesday, May 27. The former congressman was implicated in a series of what appeared to be politically motivated killings in Negros Oriental since 2019, ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces have formally concluded the 40th reiteration of annual Balikatan (“shoulder to shoulder”) exercises. Held from April 21 to May 9, this year’s exercise marked a major milestone as it evolved ...

Authorities arrested five suspects who were involved in recent theft incidents targeting passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City, raising concerns about the risk of domestic and international passengers to crimes of opportunity in ...

Year-on-year unemployment rate remains unchanged as the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded a 3.9 percent unemployment rate in March 2025, the same rate recorded in March 2024. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate inched up to 13.4 percent in March 2025 from 11 percent ...

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) proclaimed the winning partylists of the 2025 midterm elections yesterday, May 19. Social democratic partylist Akbayan Citizen’s Action Party (Akbayan) topped this year’s race, clinching three seats for the first time in the party’s history, and garnering the ...

An export finance agreement between the Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) is expected to be signed within the next three months, British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils announced on Wednesday, April 23. According to the details made available on the agreement, ...

Tensions flared again this past week between the Philippines and China over Sandy Cay 2, a small sandbar just a few kilometers from the Philippine military outpost on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island. Both sides took turns planting flags to assert control over ...

President Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order No. 86, s. 2025 on April 29 granting Digital Nomad Visas (DNVs) to foreigners looking for a temporary stay in the country while working remotely. Read the full report here.

President Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order No. 86, s. 2025 on April 29 granting Digital Nomad Visas (DNVs) to foreigners looking for a temporary stay in the country while working remotely. Read the full report here.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte suggested killing senators in a bomb blast to make room for his allies, a statement claimed by many of his supporters as a joke but criticized by most political observers as an explicit threat. The recent statement is ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has raised alarms over the highly suspicious movements of Lan Hai 101, one of China’s two largest fisheries research vessels, as it precisely navigated Luzon’s coastline from February 9 to 12, while maintaining a 24 to 25 ...