On Q4 2025 GDP: Measuring ghosts 

By Joey Sarte Salceda Chair, Institute for Risk and Strategic Studies, Inc. The 4.4 percent GDP…

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…