News Philippines: Philippines vows to arrest fugitive senator wanted by ICC 'without delay'
Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, takes a phone call during a session at the Senate, which holds him under protective ...
News Philippines: In the Philippines, Religion and Nature Collide
Many Catholics in the Philippines see natural disasters as acts of God. But a growing number of religious groups there and elsewhere in the world are encouraging worshippers to give God a hand by caring for the environment.
News Philippines: Remembering 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
As I was reading the final papers submitted by the students in the course I teach on world religion, I noticed a common theme when it comes to their appreciation for religion in general, and for ...
News Philippines: Philippines’ renewable capacity to reach 30GW by 2035, forecasts GlobalData
The report analyses installed capacity in GW, electricity generation in terawatt-hours (TWh), technology mix, and regulatory developments across the historical period from 2020 to 2025 and the ...
News Philippines: Mayon Volcano ashfall hits over 30,000 families in the Philippines
MANILA: Mayon Volcano's ashfall has so far affected 30,522 families or 102,406 people across 87 barangays (smallest unit of administration) in Bicol region as of Monday morning (May 4), according to ...
News Philippines: Philippines' Mayon Volcano Ashfall Displaces 102,000 People, Devastates Farms And Livestock
Philippines' Mayon Volcano Ashfall Displaces 102,000 People, Devastates Farms And Livestock . A total of 30,522 families, equivalent to 102,406 persons, across 87 villages in the Bicol region - south of Manila - were affected by the massive ashfall spewed by Mayon Volcano over the weekend, th
News Philippines: Expanding Education Access in the Philippines
In 2013, Teresita Yujuico, ’02 (AXP-1), was inspecting forested land that she leases in the Philippines’ Zambales province, about 150 miles northwest of Manila. On a trail, she encountered a man in ...
News Philippines: The viral rise of Ilocos empanada
A northern Philippine street food finds new life in the U.S. as home-based cooks build a coast-to-coast cottage-food enterprise around the regional specialty.A brightly colored street snack from northern Philippines is gaining commercial momentum across the United States, driven largely not by restaurant chains but by home-based food entrepreneurs.
News Philippines: 94 wanted persons arrested in Central Visayas
NEARLY 100 wanted persons with pending warrants of arrest were apprehended by the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) during intensified manhunt and ...
News Philippines: Central Visayas: Region most visited by foreign travelers in PH
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas continues to dominate Philippine tourism, ranking as the country’s most visited region by foreign travelers for a quarter of a century. According to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the region recorded a staggering 31.5 million foreign arrivals between 2000 and 2024. The number outpaced all other administrative regions in the archipelago, including the National Capital Region. In...
News Philippines: Fuel prices surge as Central Visayas hits record inflation
LOCAL households are facing a double blow this month as staggering increases in fuel prices collide with record-high inflation. The rising cost of crude oil, dr ...
News Philippines: Central Visayas inflation highest at 6%
INFLATION in the Philippines accelerated to 2.4 percent in February 2026, up from two percent in January, driven largely by higher food and utility costs, accor ...
News Philippines: DOST SOCCSKSARGEN, Kilambay Plantation Champion Sustainable Bamboo Industry at the Bamboo Technology and Innovation Summit 2026
The Department of Science and Technology hosted the Bamboo Technology and Innovation Summit 2026 on March 4 to 5, 2026 in Cebu City. The summit gathered key stakeholders to strengthen bamboo as a stra ...
News Philippines: US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm
The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
News Philippines: Philippines’ fuel shock exposes limits of deregulated oil market
Consumer groups say households are left to absorb rising costs as the government rolls out conservation measures and considers fuel tax relief.
News Philippines: Gamot program now in Central Visayas
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, launched the Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatm ...
News Philippines: A tale of two seas: Closed season is a mixed bag for Philippine sardines industry
MINDANAO, Philippines — Four years ago, villagers in the town of Labason in the southern Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula woke up to a spectacle they never thought could happen in these modern times: the sight of tons of wriggling sardines washed ashore. Ecstatic residents, young and old alike, rushed to the shoreline with all kinds of […]
News Philippines: New DOST Region-9 chief unveils responsive science programs with 'Ariba Zamboanga Peninsula'
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr., officially welcomes the new DOST Zamboanga Peninsula (DOST 9) regional director during the oath taking ceremony held at the department’s central office in Taguig City.
