
Palace: Local currency slide driven by Middle East tensions
‘This is not what we want (the government intervening with peso slide against the US dollar). This is truly having an impact, and the weakening of the peso…
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‘This is not what we want (the government intervening with peso slide against the US dollar). This is truly having an impact, and the weakening of the peso…
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At least 99 Filipinos arrived safely at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Tuesday, fleeing escalating tensions in the Middle East with the…
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Ninety-nine Filipinos have returned to the Philippines from Kuwait amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers said Tuesday.
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Malacañang on Tuesday said the government has limited control over the peso’s continued weakening against the US dollar, citing the ongoing conflict in the…
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The Philippines has secured a $1-billion loan from the World Bank — its largest for agriculture to date — to accelerate reforms aimed at boosting productivity,…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed Monday at 5,869.49, down 1.73 percent, as the local market began Holy Week trading on a negative…
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Leaving procurement, allocation, and pricing entirely to market forces, without parallel state capability, exposes the country to risks it cannot control.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief P/Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday ordered intensified police visibility in key transportation hubs in Metro…
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Amid a national energy crisis, strengthened maritime security in the West Philippine Sea is seen as crucial for protecting coastal livelihoods, sustaining…
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‘It is an extraordinary situation, there is a lot of panic.’
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The Social Security System (SSS) on Sunday said it is studying the feasibility of offering a loan moratorium for members and a condonation program for…
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Nobody wants the fire, yet everyone is flicking matches. Modern conflict is wired for escalation.
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The Social Security System (SSS) is studying the feasibility of implementing a loan moratorium for members and a penalty condonation program for employers as…
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday threatened to target US universities in the Middle East after saying US-Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian…
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the month-old Middle East war on Saturday, claiming two missile attacks on Israel as explosions shook the Iranian…
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Israel’s military said air defenses responded to the first missile launched from Yemen, an Iran ally.
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The Philippines is reinforcing its position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by deepening its security ties with allies, as officials stress that a sustained…
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