BRITAIN on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence ...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has set a target of P2.4 trillion for the size of the mom-and-pop retail segment, known in the Philippines as sari-sari stores. The target, which projects ...

THE US tariffs imposed on Vietnam could divert Vietnamese cement to Asian markets, adding to the oversupply and pressuring Philippine cement manufacturers, an industry group said.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is planning to roll out a “short-term” maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) scheme for imported pork, in response to inadequate domestic supply.  The MSRP ...

THE PESO sank to a near two-month low against the dollar on Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran continued to escalate. The local unit closed at P56.415 per dollar on Monday, weakening by 20 ...

PHILIPPINE SHARES declined on Monday as investor sentiment was soured by the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 0.57% or 37.01 ...

HOUSE SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday urged authorities to swiftly investigate the killing of a House of Representatives official, calling for prompt action to ensure justice is served ...

THE PHILIPPINE military on Monday welcomed the potential deployment of a second US-made Typhon missile launcher system in the country, saying it would enhance its deterrence posture amid rising ...

DAVAO CITY Vice-Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte, former presidential son, is set to take over as acting head of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), as it seeks to exert political ...

THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday launched a website that allows drivers to check for traffic violations under the agency’s no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP). They can ...

Two fishermen turned over 45.6 kilograms of crystal meth (shabu), fished out floating off the coast of Claveria, Cagayan, early Sunday morning. The illegal drugs, tucked inside 50 plastic packs of ...

STOCKHOLM – The world’s nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, ...