Travel between the Philippines and Australia just became faster, easier, and more exciting with the launch of Jetstar Airways’ new direct flights linking Perth and Manila. The inaugural service touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday, November 28, greeted by lively Filipino performances that gave 169 arriving passengers a…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded its affordable rice initiative, making the P20 per kilogram rice available to minimum wage earners in the Clark Freeport Zone. The expansion was formalized with the opening of a new Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) Center inside the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga. This move brings the subsidized…
CANBERRA — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) was likely saved from ecological collapse by strategic fisheries management implemented nearly two decades ago, according to groundbreaking new research. A study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals that protecting predatory fish was the key factor in preventing more frequent and devastating outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns…
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that the recent deployment of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean Sea poses a direct threat to the stability of global energy markets. The warning was delivered in a letter addressed to OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais on November…
The Philippine economy is highly unlikely to achieve the government’s full-year growth target, according to a frank assessment from the nation’s top economic planner. Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan stated on Monday that current indicators and persistent economic uncertainty make hitting the revised 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth range…
An operation by local police led to the confiscation of P21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and the arrest of one individual at the Zamboanga City port on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Authorities intercepted a wing van carrying 300 master cases of assorted illicit cigarettes. The contraband was cleverly hidden inside the vehicle, which was…
PhilHealth on Monday reaffirmed its support for persons living with HIV (PLHIV) with an expanded outpatient care package that raises financial coverage and reinforces confidentiality protections. Marking World AIDS Day, the agency highlighted improvements to its Outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment (OHAT) Package under the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP). The upgraded OHAT benefit now provides P58,500…
BAGUIO CITY – Defending champion Luisita Golf and Country Club (LGCC) tightened its grip on the Seniors Fil Championship, building a comfortable 25-point cushion heading into the third round on Tuesday (Dec. 2) at the Baguio Country Club (BCC) for the 75th Januarius Fil-Am Golf Invitational. Luisita compiled a two-day total of 259 (132-127) at…
Two of the three officials of Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation currently facing arrest for their alleged involvement in a flood control project scandal have sent feelers to surrender, according to the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG). PNP-CIDG Acting Director Police Major General Robert Alexander Morico II confirmed that while a manhunt…
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday urged lawmakers and employees not to be swayed by comments or posts circulating on social media, saying such criticism should instead be treated as an opportunity to improve the quality of public service. During his speech at the flag-raising ceremony at the Batasang Pambansa, Dy said House…