The Philippine jobless rate rose to 4.7% in April from a year earlier, while underemployment climbed to a nearly three-year high of 15.2%, signaling continued weakness in the labor market. Data from ...

Photo shows US dollar bills and Philippine peso coins. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR THE PESO could plummet to as much as P64.50 against the dollar if the Middle East conflict further escalates and ...

THE PESO rose versus the dollar on Thursday as expectations of elevated Philippine inflation fanned rate hike bets. The currency rebounded by 12 centavos to close at P61.625 versus the greenback from ...

THE Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to reject the defense’s request to appeal ...

THE UNEXPLAINED detonation of explosives stored by one of Myanmar’s rebel armies has killed dozens, the militia that controls ...

Colombian right-wing outsider Abelardo De La Espriella is set to compete in a runoff election for president against leftist ...

The US said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a US base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges amid ...

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is in talks to secure potential US investments in data center and undersea fiber cable projects. In a statement on Tuesday, ...

The US and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been “some good ...

MALACAÑANG on Tuesday urged the Senate to act fairly when it receives the impeachment articles against Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio, underscoring that no exemptions should be made in ...

THE ABOITIZ GROUP said it is exploring wider cooperation with Vietnam in energy, food production and infrastructure following discussions with Vietnamese President To Lam during his state visit to the ...