Balisacan lays out plan vs Middle East impact
Economic managers are moving to shield the Philippine economy from the spillover effects of tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on keeping prices stable…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
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Economic managers are moving to shield the Philippine economy from the spillover effects of tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on keeping prices stable…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
At least 182 people were killed and nearly 900 wounded in the heaviest strikes on Lebanon.
Agence France-Presse · · 4 min read
The oil price shock resulting from the conflict in the Middle East may trigger spillover inflationary effects in the coming months, according to the Bangko…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
Ponce said Lebanon remains under Alert Level 3, which allows for voluntary repatriation.
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
The Middle East conflict is exacerbating tensions over the humanitarian supply of medicines in Africa, a sector already severely impacted by funding cuts, with…
Agence France-Presse · · 3 min read
Amid easing tensions in the Middle East, a political analyst warned that any decline in global oil prices may not immediately translate into lower pump prices…
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
Five Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) safely returned to the country from Lebanon on 8 April, arriving on the Turkish Airlines flight TK084 at the Ninoy Aquino…
Kate Villar · · 1 min read
No Filipinos have been reported hurt in the barrage of airstrikes launched by Israel against Lebanon on Wednesday local time, killing at least 250 people…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
Any decline in fuel prices will take time to reach consumers, even as global oil markets begin to cool following recent geopolitical developments, former…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read
China may have played a key role in pushing for ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, according to analysts, amid efforts to ease tensions in the…
Kate Villar · · 1 min read
The fragile truce between Iran and the United States showed signs of unravelling on Thursday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel pummeled…
Agence France-Presse · · 4 min read
The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon posed a "grave risk" to the fragile US-Iran truce, his…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
The Philippines must strengthen its preparedness measures as tensions involving the United States, Iran, and Israel escalate, raising concerns over economic…
Jasper Dawang · · 2 min read
Deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Middle East has begun to decline, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 1 min read
The United States and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline to attack Iran, with Tehran agreeing to…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
Filipinos may face prolonged high fuel prices as global disruptions in the Middle East continue to affect the oil supply, making a quick rollback unlikely.…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
March headline inflation accelerated beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) projection, which the central bank largely attributed to higher fuel prices…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group has been tasked to intensify monitoring of online platforms used for disinformation campaigns.
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read