
Understanding the Iran-U.S. standoff
I can’t blame Iran, a sovereign nation, for refusing to budge against a perceived Western bully paranoid about the possibility of a nuclear showdown.
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I can’t blame Iran, a sovereign nation, for refusing to budge against a perceived Western bully paranoid about the possibility of a nuclear showdown.
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict on Tuesday said the recruitment of minors and foreign nationals into combat operations signals…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not begun the process of choosing a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, as he remains focused on solving the…
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At this critical juncture, the Philippine defense secretary must be more circumspect and refrain from issuing statements favoring the US and antagonistic to…
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Global energy markets and diplomatic channels rattled on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran could initiate contact to restart…
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A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday said recent incidents in Negros Occidental and Samar…
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The deaths of two American nationals in an armed encounter in Negros Occidental have triggered separate concerns from the government and human rights advocates.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the official calendar for the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao…
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Sunday confirmed that two American nationals were among those killed in…
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Half of the Gulf countries are expecting a contraction this year.
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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Russia has also curbed the use of VPNs and imposed rolling internet outages.
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Prospective peace talks in Pakistan were hanging in the balance.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects headline inflation to exceed its 2 to 4 percent target range this year and in 2027, as spillover effects from the…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped further on Thursday, closing at 5,983.81 (-0.10 percent), extending its cautious drift as investors stayed…
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Inflation is expected to breach the BSP’s 2 to 4 percent target range over the next two years, with projections reaching 6.3 percent in 2026 as energy-driven…
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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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