THE administration may be losing urgency in its anti-graft drive, analysts said, as the independent body tasked to probe anomalies in flood control infrastructure projects concludes its investigation ...

CONGRESS should adopt a more stringent version of the anti-dynasty measure, analysts urged, noting the Senate bill is more aligned with the 1987 Constitution than the House bill over its broader and ...

THE House of Representatives, under Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, advanced key priority bills ahead of its six-week break, showing the administration coalition can still marshal lawmakers to act ...

THE FOURTH BATCH of Filipinos from Israel have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In a statement, the agency said that 25 Filipinos have safely arrived at the ...

A BILL seeking to prohibit hoarding and reselling of admission tickets, imposing fines of up to P500,000 on violators, has secured committee approval in the Senate. Under Senate Bill No. 1989, ...

THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has canceled deficiency tax assessments totaling P849.14 million against Eastern Petroleum Corp., citing a breach of the company’s right to due process. In a 16-page ...

The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iran’s representative to the United Nations maritime agency said on Sunday, after US President Donald J.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged on Sunday to further open up the economy and fully implement national treatment for foreign enterprises, as the country seeks to reassure the outside world amid rising ...

TOKYO — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign ...

Deliveries of delayed F-16V fighter jets for Taiwan will begin this year with production at “full capacity,” the island’s defense ministry said after senior defense officials visited the United States ...

VIETNAM’S Communist Party won nearly 97% of the 500 seats in the National Assembly, according to results released by the parliament on March 22, confirming its overwhelming dominance after a vote in ...

South Korean economist Shin Hyun-song, best known for predicting the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, was named on Sunday to head the central bank, signaling a shift toward a distinctly hawkish monetary ...