
Gulf talks fail; war looms anew: China ‘arming’ Tehran
Intelligence suggests Iran may be using the lull to rebuild and rearm.
Agence France-Presse · · 3 min read
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Intelligence suggests Iran may be using the lull to rebuild and rearm.
Agence France-Presse · · 3 min read

A crisis can lock us into the past but it can also push us, finally, into the future.
Secretary Robert E.A. Borje · · 3 min read

Renewables are set to reshape the economics of energy over time, offering greater cost stability and insulation from global fuel volatility.
Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar · · 3 min read

The ceasefire is already under strain, notably from Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon.
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read

The World Bank has flagged global and domestic economic risks arising from the war in the Middle East.
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

Thailand will increase its allowance for essential goods starting Monday to help mitigate the economic impacts of the Mideast war, which are particularly…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

As a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East hangs in the balance, the government was urged yesterday to seize the moment and prepare contingency measures, as a…
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read

After observing Holy Week with the family, which included a meaningful bonding on Easter Sunday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returned to work on Monday,…
Raffy Ayeng · · 3 min read

In a word, Trump was about to engineer a societal collapse. He wasn’t waging war in the conventional sense.
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read

For the first time since mid-March, the local bourse ended the trading week above the 6,000 level, while the peso closed just below P60, as investors traded…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

The Asian Development Bank now projects Philippine gross domestic product growth at 4.4 percent for 2026 — a 0.9-percentage-point downgrade from its December…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read

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

‘Our focus is twofold: immediate job preservation and long-term workforce transformation.’ — Sabin Aboitiz, Private Sector Advisory Council Lead Convener and…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 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
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

More than 80 percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned to the Philippines amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East still want to work…
Neil Alcober · · 1 min read

If projections hold, pump prices could settle at P123.95 to P169.40 per liter for diesel and P85.55 to P118.90 per liter for gasoline.
Maria Bernadette Romero,Mico Virata,Jason Mago,Dani Mari Arnaiz · · 4 min read
