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Two feuding factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) clashed on Wednesday, October 30, in Pagalungan municipality, Maguindanao del Sur. At least seventeen militants were killed in the intermittent firefighting that was reportedly driven by a long-standing land dispute or rido. ...

While the 2025 National Elections will primarily be a race for the Senate, several local elections are expected to be just as hotly contested and high-profile. In Metro Manila, feuds within and among political families will mark most cities’ elections, ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced a cut in its key policy rate by 0.25 percent to 6 percent effective October 17. The rate cut encourages economic activity but analysts and economists caution that the benefits might not be ...

On Thursday, October 17, an American national was abducted in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, marking the first kidnapping of a foreigner in recent years in Mindanao. It is important to note that this incident should not be seen ...

On Thursday, October 17, a Chinese-born national was shot dead by another Chinese citizen inside a hotpot restaurant in Makati City. Authorities are looking into several possible motives for the incident, including both personal and business-related disputes. PSA notes that ...

The Philippines recorded net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of USD 820 million (PHP 47.38 billion) in July 2024, representing a 5.5 percent increase from the USD 778 million (PHP 44.96 billion) figure recorded in July of the previous year.  Read ...

The 2025 National Elections have been touted by some observers as the inevitable ugly end to the alliance between President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. Both camps were expected to field their own slates, powered by each ...

Authorities arrested Chinese national Lin Xunhuan on October 10. Analysts note that he is believed to be the “boss of the boss” of a crime-linked network of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) involved in human trafficking, online scams, and kidnapping.  ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act on Tuesday, October 8. The law seeks to strengthen the country’s defense industry and reduce the reliance on foreign military imports by boosting local production of weapons ...

Joint security forces arrested a New People’s Army (NPA) leader in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, October 2. Authorities note that this recent arrest is expected to further weaken the insurgent group’s influence in Southern Mindanao and is ...

On Sunday evening, September 29, a fragmentation grenade was thrown at a roadside police detachment in Isabela City, injuring a police officer. An unidentified assailant lobbed a grenade at the Community Police Assistance Center in barangay Sunrise around 9:45 PM. ...

Political aspirants across the country have filed their certificates of candidacy during the past week for both national and local positions up for contest in the 2025 National Elections. PSA has been monitoring these developments and will provide a series ...

The Philippines’ inflation rate settled at 1.9 percent as of September 2024, the lowest inflation figure recorded since May 2020, attributed largely to cheaper food and fuel prices. Economic analysts argue that stabilizing inflation may prompt the Bangko Sentral ng ...

The Philippine Senate ratified a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the Philippines last Monday, September 23. The free trade deal between the two countries was initially signed on September 7, 2023 during an Association of Southeast Asian ...

The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) 2415, An Act Creating a Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, on September 23, 2024. SB 2415 effectively adds a new section, Section 112-A, under Chapter I, ...

The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) 2415, An Act Creating a Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, on September 23, 2024. SB 2415 effectively adds a new section, Section 112-A, under Chapter I, ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced his administration’s senatorial slate for the 2025 midterm elections on Thursday, September 26. The announcement came one week before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) opens the filing of candidacies. President Marcos first endorsed 12 ...

Reuters revealed last week that a US army missile system is indefinitely deployed to the Philippines, after it was first deployed in April of this year as a part of joint training exercises. The Typhon missile system is an intermediate range weapon ...