Marcos-Zelensky phone call must be scheduled first: DFA

MANILA – Ukraine must schedule an appointment with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. before a phone conversation with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky could push through, the Department...

‘Libreng Sakay’ to continue with P1.3-B budget: DBM

BOC intercepts P153M worth of smuggled onions in Manila port

MANILA – Customs authorities discovered PHP153 million worth of smuggled fresh red and white onions loaded in seven containers at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). The...

PH stance on WPS stays despite changes in DND, AFP leadership

MANILA – A ranking Department of National Defense (DND) official said there would be no changes in the military’s handling of matters concerning the West Philippine Sea...

NDRRMC told to monitor areas affected by heavy rains, floods

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to “closely monitor” parts of the country that continue...

World Bank downgrades 2023 global growth forecast to 1.7%

WASHINGTON – Global economic growth is projected to slow to 1.7 percent in 2023, 1.3 percentage points below the forecast made in June last year, marking...

Vehicle assemblers surpass PH car industry target for 2022

MANILA – The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported that their combined sales in 2022 stood...

PSEi slips on Fed rate hike expectations, peso keeps footing

MANILA – Expectations for further hikes in the Federal Reserve’s key rates resulted in the continued drop of the local main equities index on Wednesday but...

SC taps GCash, GrabPay for online court payment

MANILA— The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it has linked up with online payment schemes for settling court fees through its Judiciary ePayment System (JePS) which...

DSWD, Hong Kong counterpart vow to protect welfare of Filipinos

MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officer-in-charge Eduardo Punay and Labour and Welfare Bureau Secretary Chris Sun of the government of Hong Kong...