
AMRO cuts 2026 growth forecast to 3.4%
MANILA, Philippines — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has sharply revised its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation forecasts amid…
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MANILA, Philippines — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has sharply revised its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation forecasts amid…
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Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino met with Singapore Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau in Thailand to discuss possible cooperation on artificial…
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Authorities have identified enforcement of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) through the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers as a key challenge in protecting…
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Japan remains the Philippines’ largest source of official development assistance (ODA), with its financing accounting for $13.81 billion or 35.26 percent of…
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Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Francis Tolentino is in Thailand for the 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Labour Ministers’…
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The Philippines should use its ASEAN chairmanship to push climate resilience higher on the region’s security agenda while mobilizing financing, technology and…
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LONDON (AFP) — At least 20 seafarers and port workers have been killed in 68 incidents involving commercial vessels around the Strait of Hormuz during six…
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The Filipino-Chinese Veterans Basketball Association (FCVBA) completed its redemption tour in style by regaining its 70-years division title via a three-game…
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Ambassador ENDO Kazuya on 20 August 2026 paid a farewell call on Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda.
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The Filipino-Chinese Veterans Basketball Association (FCVBA) completed its redemption tour in style by regaining its 70-years division title via a three-game…
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The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) convened the first National Task Force coordination meeting for the Sustainable Maritime Transport…
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Businesses across Southeast Asia are adapting to evolving US trade policies and global uncertainty by diversifying export markets, strengthening regional…
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It will be a busy November for Philippine chess as three international tournaments — two in Ozamiz and one in Quezon City — are lined up for that month with…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and its regional counterparts have agreed to strengthen cooperation on financial stability, consumer protection and the…
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The Philippines is pushing for deeper regional cooperation in space science and technology as it works toward the adoption of an ASEAN declaration on space…
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The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) launched the Philippine Overseas Shipping Industry Assessment to collect data and boost the global competitiveness of…
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‘Iran should escalate earlier and more forcefully rather than wait for the U.S. or Israel to define the terms of the conflict.’
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan sees the Philippines’ planned Pax Silica hub in New Clark City as a potential platform for cooperation in semiconductors, artificial…
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