THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) revealed that the rollout of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program faced a two-year delay due to two main factors: the ...

THE “Fourth Subcommittee Meeting on Good Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights” recently convened in Manila, under the Philippines-European Union Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).

As the new year begins, a labor group reaffirmed its efforts to secure the long-awaited legislated wage hike, ensure job security, and improve working conditions for Filipino workers.  In its ...

Thousands of illegitimate children were born to mothers under 15 years old and more than a hundred were born out of child marriages in 2023, according to the latest data released by the Philippine ...

GROUPS composed of those in the healthcare industry and other professionals are gearing up to take to the Supreme Court (SC) their opposition to the zero budget of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp ...

CRYPTOCURRENCY awareness is exceptionally high in the Philippines, with 96 percent of respondents having heard of it, according to blockchain and Web 3 software company Consensys Software Inc.

Dollar bonds from some of the world’s weakest economies have emerged as the bright spot in what’s otherwise been yet another lackluster year for emerging-market assets. While many developing-world ...

Cocoa is finishing 2024 as the top-performing major commodity, its massive annual gain driven by supply fears and market volatility. On track for a 172-percent gain over the past 12 months, cocoa’s ...

Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year with no end in sight. One ...

Thousands of people led by students rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, calling for the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a ...

WITH the start of 2025, the Armed Forces chief of staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., said that the military will use the New Year to reiterate its commitment to protect the nation and its people. In his ...

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has recorded a total of 14,550,533 arrivals from January to December of 2024, almost half of them were foreign nationals. The figure was slightly higher compared to 2023 ...