22+ hour, 46+ min ago  (288+ words) More Filipino adults are gaining access to formal financial services, with 58 percent now owning a bank, e-money, cooperative, or similar financial account, according to the latest survey commissioned by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The survey, conducted by Social Weather…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (285+ words) More than 200 Filipino nurses and certified care workers bound for Japan under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) have completed their pre-departure Japanese language training, marking another batch of healthcare workers preparing to join Japan's aging-care workforce. During ceremonies held…...

23+ hour, 3+ min ago  (841+ words) By Marinel E. Peroy For many Filipino families, cooking food is a shared activity that brings everyone together. From marinating meat, stirring the pot, making sawsawan, or showing off a family specialty, each person has a role. There's always someone known…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (316+ words) The Manila visit of Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter is showcasing how modern naval deployments increasingly combine defense cooperation with diplomacy, education, and cultural exchange. Beyond military engagements with the Philippine Navy, the Dutch warship's port call includes…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (313+ words) The Insurance Commission has ordered regulatory relief measures for policyholders and insurance firms as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict and the country's state of national energy emergency continue to strain household finances, particularly among middle-class Filipinos paying…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (367+ words) Behind the receptions, cultural events, and carefully curated people-to-people programs of one foreign embassy, however, a diplomat was allegedly committing what literary scholars would call a hamartia " a fatal flaw quietly unraveling morale from within. For purposes of this story,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (356+ words) The Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) arrived in Manila Friday, reinforcing the Philippines" growing network of maritime security partnerships as tensions and strategic competition continue across the Indo-Pacific. Docked at Manila Port from May 22, the advanced Dutch air…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (248+ words) The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is encouraging businesses to promote Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) programs which have tax incentives for both employers and employees. "By promoting PERA, businesses can help employees save and invest more, while also…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (345+ words) Topline is accelerating its growth expansion in the Visayas with plans to develop the Top Line Energy Complex in Cebu, a major fuel logistics and storage hub that will significantly boost its storage and distribution capabilities. Through its subsidiary Topline…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (448+ words) The Philippines used its participation in the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit in Papua New Guinea to strengthen not only fisheries cooperation but also its broader climate and ocean diplomacy with Pacific island states. Agriculture Secretary Francisco "Kiko" Tiu Laurel Jr....