Filipina entrepreneurs lead 66 percent of small and medium enterprises and contribute roughly 40 percent of the national Philippine GDP, according to the ...

Tricycle drivers wait for passengers at their BATODA terminal in Batasan Hills on Monday, March 16, 2026. (Photo by Edd Castro / Manila Standard) DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ...

Flavored vape products marketed with descriptors attractive to minors are “100 percent smuggled” and were not licensed by ...

The U.S. is preparing to expand the deployment of advanced missile systems in the northern Philippines, placing additional long-range strike capability within range of key Chinese military assets and ...

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has announced she's running for president in 2028. The move comes as she faces new impeachment attempts that could ban her from political office if convicted.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains one of the stronger performers among Asia’s large ‘BBB’-rated sovereigns, supported by solid medium-term growth prospects and resilient external buffers, ...

A Mid-Range Capability Launcher arrives in Northern Luzon, Philippines, in 2024. (Capt. Ryan DeBooy/U.S. Army) The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to ...

The United States’ plan to expand deployments of advanced missile systems and unmanned platforms in the Philippines is less about hardware than geography and what it signals about Washington’s ...

A Chinese ship blasts a Philippine vessel with a water cannon in 2024.(Aaron Favila/AP Photo) While the Trump administration’s high-profile foreign policy initiatives have focused on Europe and the ...

The Philippines discovered Malampaya East-1, a new gas reservoir, extending Malampaya's life until 2035. Analysts agree it primarily bolsters energy security, not immediate electricity cost relief.

SINGAPORE—The U.S. plans to deploy more advanced missile systems and other weapons in the Philippines to deter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, the State Department said Tuesday, affirming a ...