ECONOMIC TEAM SHOCKED BY RICE PRICE CAP – DIOKNO Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno revealed that the economic team, including himself, was not consulted before the Philippine government imposed a price cap on rice. The cap was put in place to address rising rice prices, but Diokno exp
GOTABAYA REFUTES ACCUSATIONS OF STAGING BOMBINGS FOR ELECTION VICTORY Colombo : Dismissing allegations from a British TV program, former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has firmly denied any involvement in a plot where IS-inspired extremists carried out suicide bomb attacks in 2019
PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA TO INK 'NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP' TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES The Philippines and Australia will forge a "new strategic partnership" to strengthen their ties, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday. "The new strategic partnership that will be s
SRI LANKA TO PROBE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS’ ROLE IN EASTER BOMBINGS Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to establish a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations from a British TV report of intelligence officials' complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 peo
ASEAN SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL CONCERNS AND COOPERATION Jakarta, INDONESIA - In recent developments at the ASEAN Summit, regional leaders and officials voiced concerns and discussed various issues that have been affecting the Indo-Pacific region. These topics ranged from maritime security
PUTIN-ERDOGAN TALKS FAIL TO REVIVE BLACK SEA GRAIN DEAL President Vladimir Putin reiterated his opposition to the Black Sea grain deal, despite international efforts to revive it, after bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The deal, brokered by Turkey and the UN, all
INFLATION QUICKENS TO 5.3 PCT IN AUGUST AS RICE, FUEL COSTS RISE MANILA - After slowing down for six months, inflation again quickened in August amid increases in fuel and food prices, particularly rice, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Inflation hit 5.3 percent in August, whic
CHINA ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO UNMASK SPIES AMID NATIONAL SECURITY DRIVE China's Communist Party is launching a nationwide campaign to involve ordinary citizens in safeguarding the country, leading to a fine line between vigilance and paranoia. This initiative comes at a time when China faces
OVER 1.3M COCS FILED FOR BSKE, SAYS COMELEC Over 1.3 million people filed their candidacy for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. During a weeklong gun ban operation related to the BSKE, 216 individuals were apprehended, and 130 firearms were seized.
CHINA'S 10-DASH LINE? MARCOS JR SAYS PHILIPPINES WILL 'RESPOND' MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday said the Philippines would respond to China on its new "standard map" that encroached over the country's territory in the South China Sea, that several countrie
