CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a rare move, the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) named two fighters as “Boxers of the Month” for May. IBF minimumweight world champion Pedro “Kid Heneral” Taduran and flyweight contender Miel “Silent Assassin” Fajardo shared the monthly honor following strong overseas performances that bolstered Philippine boxing’s global standing. Taduran, the

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is among the Asian economies most vulnerable to the combined risks of a potential “super” El Niño, prolonged high US interest rates, and growing domestic policy uncertainty, according to Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). In a note to clients, MUFG identified three key risks that could increasingly shape

MANILA, Philippines — The groups Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) and the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) slammed the approval on final reading of House Bill No. 9216, which seeks to declare September 11 as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day” in Ilocos Norte. The measure, which has no counterpart bill

MANILA, Philippines — A bill that penalizes the creation and willful spreading of false information which leads to public harm or national security risks has been approved on second reading by the House of Representatives. During the House’s session on Tuesday, House Bill No. 9465 or the proposed Digital Media Anti-False Information Act was approved on

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of labor groups on Wednesday said it strongly objects to proposals that will allow for online or remote voting arrangements of lawmakers as it sends the “wrong signal” to workers who have to be physically present at work. In a letter to Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, the Nagkaisa labor