As attacks on commercial vessels intensify in the Strait of Hormuz, some shipping companies are offering extraordinary salaries and bonuses to attract crews willing to navigate the dangerous waterway. Reports published in early October describe payments reaching tens of thousands of dollars for certain voyages. Filipino seafarers are among the
As attacks on commercial vessels intensify in the Strait of Hormuz, some shipping companies are offering extraordinary salaries and bonuses to attract crews willing to navigate the dangerous waterway. Reports
For overseas Filipino workers planning to return permanently, the difficult question is how to earn once their overseas salary stops. The government hopes agriculture can provide one answer. On October
The Philippines has offered to facilitate ASEAN discussions after deadly airstrikes in Myanmar, as China continues backing the country’s military-led authorities. The latest violence sharpens a question facing Manila: can
The U.S. government has released a sixth batch of UFO-related records, adding 71 files to a disclosure process that began in May and has now become a rolling release of
A Chinese coast guard ship rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel just 54 nautical miles from Palawan on September 18, marking the most serious incident in nearly two weeks of rising
Houthi territorial gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast have brought renewed attention to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The advance comes as fighting
As attacks on commercial vessels intensify in the Strait of Hormuz, some shipping companies are offering extraordinary salaries and bonuses to attract crews willing to navigate the dangerous waterway. Reports
For overseas Filipino workers planning to return permanently, the difficult question is how to earn once their overseas salary stops. The government hopes agriculture can provide one answer. On October
The Philippine peso closed at a new record low of ₱62.59 to the US dollar on September 4. It also weakened to ₱62.65 during the trading session. The currency had
On July 31, 2026, the United States announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to a blacklist under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The updated list took effect on
For half a century, the story of Filipino migration has followed a familiar arc. Our brightest doctors, nurses, engineers, and IT specialists study hard, get licensed, and then leave. It’s
Digital transfer fees are getting cheaper in the Philippines, and that is good news for millions of app users. But the latest fee cuts also raise a harder question: what
