- November 5th, 2024
The Philippines’ inflation rate climbed to 2.3% year-on-year in October, spurred largely by rising food prices, including increases in the national staple, rice. Despite this uptick, the inflation rate remained within market expectations, offering the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),...
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared at a senate hearing on Monday to defend his controversial anti-drug campaign that left thousands dead. Duterte, who held office from 2016 to 2022, staunchly defended the policies that drove the drug war, while...
The Philippine peso could be on course to retest its record low of 59 against the U.S. dollar, driven by escalating geopolitical concerns and uncertainties surrounding the upcoming U.S. election, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. warned...
In a highly coordinated display of military strength, US and Filipino marines conducted live-fire drills aimed at repelling a simulated amphibious invasion by a hypothetical adversary, widely seen as a veiled reference to China. The exercise, which took place in...
In a dramatic showdown before the Philippine House of Representatives this week, Vice President Sara Duterte found herself at the center of a heated budget inquiry, which she accused of being a politically motivated attack aimed at undermining her potential...
The South China Sea has long been a hotspot for geopolitical tension, with multiple countries asserting overlapping territorial claims. In recent months, a new episode has unfolded involving China’s scientific research activities around the coral reef ecosystem near Xianbin Jiao,...
Tensions in the South China Sea have escalated once again following an incident on Monday morning involving vessels from the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The CCG issued a statement asserting that two Philippine vessels...
Chinese research teams have recently released reports highlighting the significant ecological protection efforts made on the islands and reefs of the South China Sea. These findings underscore the successful measures implemented to safeguard the environment, yet they remain underemphasized as...
In a strategic move aimed at countering ongoing provocations by the Philippines, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s maritime border defense forces recently conducted a significant maritime response exercise in the contested waters of the South China Sea. The...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has defended his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, for his extended use of the opioid painkiller fentanyl, a drug that has caused accusations of drug addiction. The feud between the country's top two dynastic political families, which...
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