Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, type II diabetes, cancer, and depression are typical health conditions ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - In a world where technology enables us to capture stunningly clear images, the age of grainy, ...

DESPITE the decline in rice prices, the Philippines still faces a double whammy of high food and oil prices that could lead to faster inflation this year, according to the Philippine Statistics ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday formally adjourned its session ahead of the May 2025 elections, declaring that the chamber had fought for the Filipino people, stood against corruption, and ...

President and chief executive officer Edwin M. Mercado is eyeing to cut down the out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses of its members to less than 30 percent by “healing” the “illnesses” of the state health ...

SEVEN institutions including business groups have laid out proposals for the government to ensure the budget process would not result, in the future, in “adverse” long-term effects that impact the ...

THE “low and steady” inflation recorded in January 2024 gives the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) room to reduce key policy rates to boost household spending and economic growth, according to ...

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is preparing the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the country’s National Income Accounts (NIA) this year. On Wednesday, National Statistician ...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is optimistic on negotiating a “next-generation” trade agreement with the US that will not only expand market access but also ensure higher standards ...

AFTER  the Philippine economy’s lackluster performance last year, economic managers are now considering revising the targets they set for 2025 during its first meeting in March. “Maybe we’ll need to ...

THE chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday assured the public that the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap), a cash assistance initiative by the ...

Iran’s government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States—even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. President ...