By Joey Sarte Salceda Chair, Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies, Inc. The 4.4 percent GDP…
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2025 marked by extreme heat, record temperatures, widespread impacts
ANKARA – 2025 ranked among the warmest years on record globally, despite a shift towards neutral or…
CCC urges water utilities to align ops with national climate goals
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has urged water utilities and other essential service providers to…
World spotlight on Boracay, other PH destinations in 2025
MANILA – The year 2025 has set the stage for the world to rediscover the many destinations…
PH logs 6.5M tourists, balikbayans in 2025; earns P694B
MANILA – The Philippines recorded 6.4 million foreign visitors and returning overseas Filipinos in 2025, generating an…
PTAA to stage 2026 travel expo February 6-8
MANILA – The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), one of the country’s biggest travel groups, is holding…
Biliran’s Higatangan Island as future luxury cruise destination pushed
TACLOBAN CITY – The town of Naval, Biliran is eyeing the inclusion of its picturesque Higatangan Island…
Japan’s PM Takaichi vows to resign if ruling bloc loses February election
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said…
Winter storms claim over 30 lives in US
HOUSTON, Texas, USA – At least 34 people have died as millions of Americans braced for extreme…
Health sector gets P448-B in 2026 budget, near UHC funding goal
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the approved 2026 national budget will significantly…