
DOH: Child stunting rate drops to 21.1% in 2025
The stunting rate among Filipino children aged two years and below declined in 2025, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Edwin Mercado said.
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The stunting rate among Filipino children aged two years and below declined in 2025, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Edwin Mercado said.
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Two Chinese nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment for importing approximately 240 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, into the…
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The country’s political noise is weighing on investor and business confidence, adding to concerns over slowing economic growth and weakening consumer spending,…
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Incumbent Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has won a second term in the multilateral lender’s recent election, which will begin on 24…
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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) called on the Philippine government to provide immediate relief and repair damaged schools after recent typhoons and…
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The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) said safeguards have been put in place to keep the proposed P58.32-billion Local Government Support Fund…
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LAS VEGAS (AFP) — Former Los Angeles gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty Monday of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996, three decades after…
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The Department of Migrant Workers–National Capital Region (DMW-NCR) said its AKSYON Fund (Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFW na Nangangailangan) is now…
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continued to monitor Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in Philippine waters in August, while authorities also…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives Inc. is set to convene its 3rd National Leadership Congress, seeking to translate the economic strength of the country’s…
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The Reserve by Primehomes has won the much-coveted gold and silver plums in two separate categories at the FIABCI-Philippines Property and Real Estate…
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For the wholly-owned water subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., the spending push over the next five years is expected to strengthen its existing…
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the planned Pax Silica initiative could help address the country’s persistent trade deficit, which…
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Manufacturing activity in the Philippines strengthened sharply in August, with production expanding at its fastest pace in more than nine and a half years as…
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A familiar face in a former Malacañang economic team has found himself a new perch — and not just any seat but at the head of the table.
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Jail guards arrested a 46-year-old woman after she was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle suspected methamphetamine into the Valenzuela City Jail on Sunday…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) appealed Tuesday for continued budgetary support to fund flagship employment, livelihood and social protection…
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