MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines reclaimed its status as the world’s second-largest banana exporter in 2025, as local production recovered after a disease spread and other factors, according to a global report. The Philippines shipped 3 million metric tons of bananas in 2025, marking a 30-percent improvement from a year ago, based on a report

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has handed the government what may be considered a rare victory in its four-decade campaign to recover the Marcoses’ alleged ill-gotten wealth, ruling that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) does not owe interest or damages on the P110.8 million it seized from companies linked to the late

MANILA, Philippines — Several groups have come together to raise red flags over a new law extending the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to November 2028, saying this was done to consolidate political networks ahead of the national elections scheduled that same year. The law is set to be challenged

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has closed 26 teacher education programs in 11 teacher education institutions (TEIs) for failing to comply with quality standards. CHEd Chair Shirley Agrupis made the disclosure during last Friday’s Senate deliberations on the commission’s P35.45 billion budget under the 2027 National Expenditure Program. “We have 11

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PAGASA ISLAND, Palawan — The local government of this island town in Palawan province, located in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), received a boost to its presence in the region after receiving an updated chart and map of its component islands and other features during the celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month

MANILA, Philippines — A change in administration after the 2028 elections could slow the Philippines’ efforts to protect its interests in the West Philippine Sea, warned Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. even as he maintained the country continues to strengthen its defenses. Asked about the possibility that the country could lose the gains it

MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon, which began to be felt in the Philippines since June, is now affecting 14 of the country’s 18 regions, with its agriculture sector sustaining some P6.87 billion in damage, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its first bulletin on the weather phenomenon issued on Sept. 26,

MANILA, Philippines — A second wage order for an estimated 1.1 million workers in Metro Manila took effect on Saturday even as an earlier wage order remained pending in court despite its injunction being barred by law. On Sept. 7, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the National Capital Region (NCR) issued Wage