Philippines logs $4.39 billion trade deficit for May
MANILA— The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $4.39 billion for May, preliminary official data showed on Tuesday.
Imports PHIMP=ECI in May fell 8.8% to $10.84 billion from a year earlier, while exports PHEXP=ECIincreased 1.9% to $6.44...
‘Red flags’: BI answers criticisms vs offloading of passenger asked to give 10 birth...
A woman made headlines after she got offloaded for failing to present necessary travel documents for her Taiwan trip. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) explained...
EXO makes comeback with ‘EXIST’
South Korean boyband EXO is returning to the spotlight with their seventh album “EXIST” and the title track “Cream Soda.” https://twitter.com/weareoneexo/status/1678328391576203264?s=46 Although the group is composed...
St. Titus Brandsma relic visits bishops’ plenary assembly in Aklan
A relic of St. Titus Brandsma has accompanied Catholic bishops from across the country gathered for a three-day plenary assembly in Aklan province’s Kalibo...
Benj Pangilinan gets love from showbiz friends amid release of debut single’s MV
Veteran performer Gary Valenciano and actress Sofia Andres were among those who expressed support for rising act Benj Pangilinan as he debuted the music...
How a 22-year-old CEO successfully built a cosmetics brand
A 22-year-old woman was merely fascinated with makeup at first before she turned it into a job. "As a kid, I have always indulged in making...
Netizens divided over win of transgender Rikkie Kolle at Miss Universe Netherlands 2023
Dutch-Moluccan transgender and model Rikkie Valerie Kolle has been crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2023 at the AFAS Theater in Leiden, Netherlands last Saturday, July 8. The 22-year-old Kolle...
Pinoys react after LRT Vito Cruz lands ‘most stressful train stations in Asia, Oceania’...
A train station in Metro Manila has been included on the list of the most stressful stations in Asia and Oceania in 2021. The list...
Seven months later: Jodi Sta. Maria gives update about rescued kitty Naia
"This is me now." Seven months after rescuing a stray kitten in the airport, drama actress Jodi Sta. Maria shared an update about the feline...
Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?
In the past few weeks, climate records have shattered across the globe. July 4 was the hottest global average day on record, breaking the...
Devil, floral egg crab: BFAR issues warning vs consumption of poisonous crabs
A regional office of the agricultural department's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned the public against consuming certain types of crabs or...
Bishop David reelected CBCP president
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan was reelected to head the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The 64-year-old prelate was...
Philippines gross foreign reserves at $99.8 billion at end-June
MANILA— The Philippines' gross international reserves PHFXR=ECI dropped to $99.8 billion at the end of June, from $100.6 billion a month earlier, the central bank said on Friday,...
Philippines readies $2 billion retail dollar bond issue in September — officials
MANILA— The Philippine government plans to raise up to $2 billion to support its budget with an offering of retail dollar-denominated bonds in September, finance...
Titanic sub operator suspends expeditions after deadly implosion
OceanGate, the U.S.-based company that managed the tourist submersible that imploded during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, has suspended all exploration and commercial...