15 Filipino seafarers safe after Iran intercepts vessels near Strait of Hormuz
The 15 Filipino seafarers on board two container ships intercepted by Iranian forces are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said…
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The 15 Filipino seafarers on board two container ships intercepted by Iranian forces are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development has extended more than P3.2 million in financial assistance to repatriated overseas Filipino workers…
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Executive Committee reported progress in government programs and endorsed key policy…
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The Philippine government has responded to Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the country’s outlook, as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the…
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For businesses, particularly the larger organizations, diversification from oil as the primary energy source is a no-brainer.
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Ceasefires typically survive when both parties see a credible path to a political solution. In this case, the rhetoric is moving in the opposite direction.
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A total of 25 overseas Filipino workers from Israel and Lebanon are set to arrive in the Philippines on 21 April under the government’s repatriation program.
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A Japan-based human rights advocate has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately release former Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte…
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Lifting the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was a precondition for negotiations.
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is proceeding with cautious optimism for the rest of 2026 as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on Filipino…
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Washington merely shifted from strikes to economic coercion, betting that financial strain might succeed where force had not. It wasn’t peace, but war by other…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rebounded on Monday, closing at 6,016.03 (+0.28%), as investors engaged in bargain hunting following last Friday’s…
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A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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Market expectations are facing multiple outcomes, as economists like to call multiple equilibria or paths.
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Just as Israel and Iran grapple with territorial sovereignty and regional influence, we face our own ‘David vs. Goliath’ struggle in the WPS.
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A total of 138 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 59 of their dependents from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar arrived in the country Friday night as part…
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‘There are other countries in the world where they reiterate universal jurisdiction over crimes against humanity wherever they occur. So that can be a remedy.’
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