WASHINGTON, United States — The Pentagon’s policy chief on Tuesday distanced the United States from the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he was killed by an Israeli strike. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Elbridge Colby said the strike that killed Khamenei and other senior Iranian leaders was not part

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised the cash withdrawal threshold triggering enhanced due diligence (EDD) to ₱1 million from ₱500,000. In a statement Tuesday, March 3, the BSP said that Circular 1230 increases the limit to focus on higher-risk activity while streamlining legitimate and recurring transactions. “The increase follows consultations with

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is studying a provisional fare increase for all public transport services amid the expected rise in fuel prices due to the worsening conflict in the Middle East. “Across the board, if necessary,” LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II told reporters following a public consultation on Tuesday. The potential

President Marcos is seeking emergency powers from Congress to allow him to reduce the excise tax on petroleum products once prices of oil and gas imports soar as a result of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. At a Palace briefing on Tuesday, the President said he was in talks with leaders of the

Two videos involving Vice President Sara Duterte were replayed at Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee on justice, as it tackled the two remaining impeachment complaints against her. From an initial four complaints, the committee is now determining the substance of two complaints—one filed on Feb. 9 by civil society groups and a Feb. 18