
Higher imports widen Q1’s external gap
The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product…
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The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product…
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A total of 213 Ukrainian drones were intercepted in more than a dozen regions of Russia.
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The Board of Investments (BoI) recently presented the Philippines as a haven for mining green minerals in a forum in Singapore.
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Slowing economic growth and weakening investor confidence, driven by governance issues, have broader social consequences, including a rise in crime,…
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MOSCOW (AFP) — Russian air defenses shot down 660 Ukrainian drones overnight, the defense ministry said Friday, one of the highest figures since the start of…
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Standing at a Moscow petrol station, taxi driver Safarali Nazarov said he was so frustrated at being forced to queue for fuel he was…
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Entrepreneurship will play a greater role than artificial intelligence in creating the next generation of jobs, according to QI Group founder and executive…
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The Eastern Police District (EPD) hosted a media forum at its headquarters to establish closer coordination and improve the dissemination of public safety…
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The Philippine government is seeking up to $1.5 billion in emergency financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help cushion the economy from the…
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Immigration officers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted a 46-year-old Filipino man who had been illegally recruited to work in Russia…
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Twenty-four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) detained in Russia for nearly nine months have returned to the Philippines after being released by Russian…
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Twenty-four overseas Filipino workers who were detained, without charges, for nine months in Russia have safely returned to the Philippines after being…
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Cabinet officials led by Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go are focused on reallizing the transformation of the Luzon…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last week performed the role of a statesman and a mediator as he called for a special Senate session to address urgent…
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Cabinet officials led by Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go are pushing to transform the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC)…
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His visit to Russia may not have yielded investment pledges or major agreements, but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was able to secure the release of 24…
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ASEAN educators face the plain bargain of English: better classrooms now, wider futures later.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has concluded his participation in the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia, where he served as co-chair alongside…
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