A short social-media post from the Chinese embassy in Manila recently revived an obscure diplomatic document from the 1990s. The embassy circulated a reference to a letter written in 1990 by former Philippine ambassador Bienvenido Tan Jr., suggesting that Philippine authorities at the time did not consider Scarborough Shoal part
A short social-media post from the Chinese embassy in Manila recently revived an obscure diplomatic document from the 1990s. The embassy circulated a reference to a letter written in 1990
George Francis Miranda, a 46-year-old Filipino seafarer from Camarines Norte, is missing after a tugboat assisting another vessel was struck during a recent attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The
Philippine investigators are examining how sensitive information about resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea ended up in the hands of Chinese intelligence. Philippine security agencies recently arrested at least
Mary Ann V. de Vera left Pangasinan in 2019 to work as an OFW caregiver in Israel. Like many Filipinos abroad, she went to earn, to send money home, to
Flight diversions became unavoidable over the weekend as multiple countries closed sections of Middle East Airspace following missile exchanges between the United States, Israel, and Iran. What began as a
When Rodrigo Duterte launched his war on drugs in 2016, he made no secret of his methods. He publicly urged police to be aggressive and repeatedly warned suspects they could
Trump’s tariffs were originally introduced as a response to what Washington has long described as unfair trade practices (particularly large-scale dumping, heavy state subsidies, and industrial overcapacity in China). Steel
Digital Nomads in the Philippines are no longer a novelty. As remote work settles into a post-pandemic “new normal,” the country has emerged as a recognizable destination for location-independent workers.
For a long time, Filipino consumers heard the same message over and over: imported meant better, and cheaper usually meant smarter. Chinese goods filled local markets, offering low prices and
Economic anxiety and personal resilience sit side by side in the Philippines as 2026 begins. Inflation is low by past standards. Interest rates have been cut several times. Yet many
The Philippines’ national mood in 2026 is defined less by optimism or despair than by something more fragile: cautious expectation mixed with deep skepticism. Recent surveys show Filipinos still believe
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kicked off long-awaited rate cuts this week, trimming its policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. It is the first time in more
