‘Cult scare’ dampens tourism in Surigao’s Bucas Grande
If not addressed immediately, the scare may spread to Siargao, dubbed the country’s surfing capital which is also fast becoming a haven of digital nomads.
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Impeachment and Accountability in the Sara Duterte case
Unfortunately, impeachment has become a shortcut of sorts in Philippines, a process that seems to favour quick fixes to its longstanding problems, says the paper.
Nearly half of new HIV cases in Philippines are teens
Citing the latest figures, Health Secretary Herbosa said that HIV infections grew to about 50 new cases per day from last year’s average daily count of 22.
US trade delegation to visit PH in March 2024: President Marcos
Fresh from his US trip to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, President Marcos told his Cabinet secretaries of the different agreements he had brought home, which…
2024 inflation seen slowing to 2-4%
It is also expected that upward price pressures on goods would ease as supply chain bottlenecks have largely been resolved.
Marcos says joint patrols with US have started in West Philippine Sea
Marcos said the joint activity was aimed at enhancing the interoperability of both military forces in patrolling the area.
Magnitude 6.8 quake renders Glan port ‘unsafe’
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded that the November 17 earthquake was at Intensity 7 in Glan, the highest in the scale of intensities, which is…
Marcos brings home $672M in investment pledges from US
The President secured investments worth US$400 million in the telecommunications sector and US$250 million in semiconductor and electronics sector, a spokesman said.
Bongbong Marcos: PH needs US, allies amid rising tension in West Philippine Sea
The President said [t]ensions in the West Philippine Sea have been growing but Manila will not give "a single square in our territory".
China reclamations ‘have come closer and closer to PH’ – Bongbong Marcos
According to the President, the nearest location where China is interested in doing an alleged construction is “around 60 nautical miles” from the country’s shore.