MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its growth outlook on the Philippines for this year, tracking a ...

China’s clout in Southeast Asia is powered by billions of dollars poured into infrastructure. As the US turns inward under ...

Despite weaker-than-expected growth in 2024, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ...

The Philippines continues to register a strong basic literacy rate of 93.1 percent among individuals aged five years old and above, including those in Central Visayas, according to the 2024 Functional ...

Asean weathered the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2007-2008 global financial trouble, the 2013 “taper tantrum”, the ...

The 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on ...

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues globally, with over 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty—on less than P123.70 per day. In the Philippines, the situation is equally ...

The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila’s ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the ...

Tensions in the South China Sea, which a third of global maritime trade passes through, have remained high. As China asserts expansive territorial claims, steps up patrols and clashes with claimant ...

US approves $5.58 billion F-16 sale to Philippines amid rising tensions with China, enhancing regional security.

The government is spending P163 million to provide free internet to nearly 200 state universities and colleges across the ...