Philippines

By Adrian Portugal and Neil Jerome Morales BULACAN, Philippines (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr conducted an aerial survey of damage on Monday brought by typhoon Noru, which left heavy …

By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will likely opt for a half-point interest rate rise on Thursday to support a weakening currency and blunt its effect …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr asked Congress on Monday for a record 5.29 trillion pesos ($94.40 billion) government budget in 2023 to support an ambitious policy agenda …

By Devayani Sathyan (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will follow its surprise July rate hike with a half-point point rise on Thursday and another quarter-point increase in September to …

MANILA – The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth 12.7 billion pesos ($227.35 million) in order to …

MANILA – The Philippines posted a $5.84 billion trade deficit in June, the widest gap based on data running from January 2020, government figures showed on Tuesday, ahead of the …

By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema MANILA -Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defence if attacked in the …

MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the transport ministry to renegotiate loan agreements struck by his predecessor with China for railway projects worth $4.90 billion, an official said …

MANILA – The Philippine economy continues to be robust to absorb the 75 basis points increase in the central bank’s benchmark interest rates, given an expansion in economic activity early …

MANILA – The Philippine central bank may raise interest rates by 100 basis points more this year, its governor said on Wednesday, after annual inflation soared to a near four-year …

MANILA – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said on Thursday ensuring food sufficiency for a country battling soaring inflation will be among his top priorities as he began his six-year term. …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Craig Alex Levin, 66, of King of Prussia, PA, pleaded guilty to six counts of child exploitation offenses before United …

MANILA – The Philippine central bank’s monetary policy actions are not tied to the decisions of the United States’ Federal Reserve, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said on …

MANILA – The Philippines posted a $4.8 billion trade deficit in April, narrower than the previous month’s three-month high of $5 billion, as imports sustained a double-digit growth, the statistics …

MANILA – The Philippines said on Tuesday it has extended until the end of 2022 an executive order that lowers the tariff rate for rice imported from outside Southeast Asia …

East  St.  Louis,  Ill.  –    A  Cahokia,  Illinois,  man  was  found  guilty  as  charged  last  week  for Enticement of a Minor, Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual …

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on Wednesday, boosting chances …

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – Share prices of Philippine companies linked to presidential election winner Ferdinand Marcos Jr have surged this week, on what analysts said were expectations they …

By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA – Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to the grave of his father, the disgraced Philippines dictator, the day after winning the presidential election, a visit that …

By Martin Petty (Reuters) – The Philippines holds an election on Monday for a new president, pitting incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of a …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Balbino Sablad, 80, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to …

ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Alaska indicted three men on felony charges and seven additional individuals on misdemeanor charges related to violations of the Lacey Act and smuggling …

MANILA – The Philippines has the potential to install 21 gigawatt of offshore wind power by 2040, equivalent to about a fifth of its electricity supply by then, according to …

MANILA – A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila ejected two more plumes on Sunday, indicating continued eruption and prompting authorities to urge residents to stay out …

MANILA – A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 km plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate more than …