Philippine News

MANILA, May 3 ------ The government has assured the public that prices of basic necessities and prime commodities will remain unchanged until May 10, as part of ongoing efforts to shield consumers from the impact of rising global fuel costs. Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Undersecretary Joseph Capuno said Wednesday the price stability commitment, relayed by the Department of Trade and Industry, forms part of coordinated interventions under the UPLIF

MANILA, May 3 ------ The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) earn college degrees faster by recognizing their years of work experience. In an interview during the MOA signing for the implementation of the Lifelong Learning Education Assistance Program for OFWs (LEAP-OFWs) in Quezon City on Wednesday, OWWA chief Patricia Yvonne “PY” Caunan sa

MANILA, May 2 ------ The Civil Aeronautics Board has slightly lowered the fuel surcharge level for the first half of May to Level 18 from Level 19. This is expected to slightly lower the cost of flight for airline passengers from May 1-15. Currently, Level 19 means domestic passengers’ fuel surcharges can range from P627 to P1,834. For international passengers, meanwhile, surcharges can range from P2,070.77 to P15,397.15. But at Level 18, the surcharge goes down to between P5

MANILA, May 2 ------ The Philippine Army (PA) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) are looking to deepen cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) and external security operations (ESO). PA vice commander Maj. Gen. Efren Morados and JGSDF vice chief of staff Lt. Gen. Tokunaga Katsuhiko affirmed the strong bilateral ties between the two ground forces during the Japanese military official's visit to Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, following the

MANILA, May 1 ------ After several weeks of big rollbacks, diesel prices are set to increase again next week based on the first three trading days on the world market. With still two more trading days to go, fuel prices have already risen by the following amounts: - Diesel - P3.60/L increase - Gasoline - P3.00/L increase - Kerosene - P0.50/L decrease LPG vendors have also said that cooking gas prices may stay unchanged or increase on May 1. World oil prices have been rising i

MANILA, May 1 ------ The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said the participation of its 960th Air and Missile Defense Wing (AMDW) in the Balikatan "Integrated Air and Missile Defense" (IAMD) drills last April 26 to 29 showcased its capability to boost the defensive missile firepower of allied forces. "During the exercise, Philippine and United States forces worked together to detect, track, and engage simulated targets through a coordinated sensor-to-shooter process. Radar systems

WEST PHILIPPINE SEA, April 30 ------ The Philippine Navy monitored several Chinese naval vessels and aircraft within the vicinity of the Multinational Maritime Exercise (MME) under Balikatan 2026, officials said. According to Capt. Paul Michael Hechenova, commanding officer of BRP Miguel Malvar, a number of foreign vessels were detected from the start of the maritime drills on April 24 until their conclusion. “During the duration of this activity, we detected, so far, four PL

MANILA, April 30 ------ The Philippine peso continued to weaken against the US dollar, falling to a new low of P61.567 at the end of Wednesday’s trading, according to the website of the Bankers Association of the Philippines. This fresh depreciation came just a day after the peso breached the psychological barrier of 61 to the dollar. The peso opened Wednesday’s trading at 61.20 to the dollar, and reached an intraday low of 61.67 to the dollar. Since the outbreak of the Midd