
Phl economy threatened by U.S.-Iran strife
‘The Middle East crisis is not just a distant conflict — it is an inflationary shock that could affect Philippine households and industries if tensions…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read
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‘The Middle East crisis is not just a distant conflict — it is an inflationary shock that could affect Philippine households and industries if tensions…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read

The local bourse on Monday, 2 March, nosedived, with the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) down 2.79 percent to 6,426.83 as markets reopened to…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

OFWs caught in this powder keg contribute to both their host countries and to the Philippine economy by sending essential remittances back home.
Yogi Filemon Ruiz · · 2 min read

Washington has used that cover story many times before, including in 2003, when President George W. Bush used the same logic to invade Iraq, promising to…
DT · · 3 min read

Fresh tension in the Middle East could hit Filipino motorists with a spike in fuel prices, laying bare the Philippines’ heavy reliance on imported oil and its…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 3 min read

The Philippine government has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East that assistance and contingency measures are in place amid rising…
Eliana Lacap · · 2 min read

The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for the safety and security of shipping, has expressed concern over the shutdown…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read

What was supposed to be a routine international flight turned into an unsettling experience for Anne Curtis, prompting the actress to post a message online.
Jefferson Fernando · · 1 min read

Pakistan acknowledged bombing key cities Friday including Kabul and Kandahar.
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

A member of a prominent Filipino family has reportedly been killed in a recent attack in the Middle East, amid the ongoing conflict between the United States,…
DT · · 3 min read

‘We’ll see by tomorrow when the markets reopen, but there could be some bargain-hunting to hedge requirements as a matter of prudence, until the dust settles.’
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

At least eight people were killed when pro-Iranian protesters tried to storm the United States consulate in the Pakistani megacity of Karachi on Sunday,…
Lade Jean Kabagani,Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

DMW assures OFWs safe amid reports of casualties
Raffy Ayeng,Jing Villamente,Neil Alcober,Agence France-Presse · · 3 min read

The Philippines does not need to be bombed to feel the effects of war. It only has to see oil prices spike.
DT · · 3 min read

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that…
Agence France-Presse · · 4 min read

The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday against targets in Iran, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic.
DT · · 3 min read

Nine people, including a Chinese national, were arrested and about P17.5 million worth of mining equipment was seized during a law enforcement operation in…
Jonas Reyes · · 2 min read

Trump made clear the goal was the destruction of the Islamic Republic’s military and the toppling of the authorities in power since the 1979 revolution.
Lade Jean Kabagani,Agence France-Presse · · 4 min read
