ON the strength of mutual ties that date back 70-plus years ago, Australia has been among the Philippines’ strongest development partners and staunchest allies.

VATICAN—Pope Francis has called on Catholics to counter toxicity in social media, and to engage in dialogue and education to help deal with “lies and misinformation.” ...

Arrivals of rice imports are inching closer to the 1-million metric ton (MMT) mark, but shipments are lower due to the projected rebound in local palay production. Data from the Bureau of Plant ...

The United States will begin imposing tariffs of more than 20 percent on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico, citing “unfairly priced” shipments from the country. A current trade agreement with ...

The increase in global corn quotations driven by tight supply could dampen demand from importers like the Philippines, which purchased nearly 2 million metric tons (MMT) of the key feed ingredient ...

Despite the absence of extreme weather events, an international agency said the Philippines will see only a marginal increase in coconut output as smallholders continue to observe nonintensive farm ...

THE Chinese Ambassador to Manila on Wednesday expressed Beijing’s hope that the Philippines will join China’s call for a “rules-based international order” on the tariff war with the United States.

THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) strongly disagrees with the issues raised by an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) in relation to the delayed implementation of its power supply agreement ...

With overseas absentee voting set to begin on April 13, the administration-backed Senate slate Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas on Friday urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other Filipinos ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the BDO Foundation launched informational materials that aim to educate the public about financial investment scams. In a ceremony held earlier this ...

Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has shut down its oil-fired power plant and a diesel generator in Naga, Cebu. Therma Power-Visayas Inc. (TPVI), a subsidiary of AboitizPower, received on Wednesday a ...

THE Tour of Luzon was intended to resurrect multi-stage road racing in the country but its lure went into overdrive resulting in four foreign teams competing against 12 continental and domestic club ...