• Gov’t to auction 100,000 metric tons of rice this week

    Gov’t to auction 100,000 metric tons of rice this week

    By PCO | August 27, 2025 IN order to stabilize supply and strengthen food security in the country, President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. ordered the release of at least 100,000 metric tons of rice,…

  • PH, Australia, Canada hold naval drill in Bajo de Masinloc

    PH, Australia, Canada hold naval drill in Bajo de Masinloc

    By Priam Nepomuceno | August 27, 2025 MANILA – Naval units from the Philippines, Australia and Canada on Wednesday successfully conducted a multilateral maritime exercise east of Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea.…

  • AirAsia now flies from Manila to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur

    MANILA | August 26, 2025— AirAsia is giving Filipinos greater access to global destinations with the launch of flights to Istanbul, Turkey from the Philippines via Kuala Lumpur, further expanding AirAsia’s extensive international network.…

  • U.S. donates equipment to strengthen PGC vessel repair capabilities

    U.S. donates equipment to strengthen PGC vessel repair capabilities

    MANILA |August 22, 2025—On August 18, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), donated Php1.9 million ($34,500) worth of equipment to the Philippine…

  • BCDA chief among PeopleAsia’s ‘Men Who Matter’

    BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua M. Bingcang has been named one of Stargate PeopleAsia Magazine’s “Men Who Matter” for 2025, honored for his transformative leadership in shaping…

  • New PCL, NMYL officers take oath of office

    IBA, Zambales — Newly-elected officers of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Zambales Chapter, and the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) Olongapo-Zambales Chapter were sworn into office by Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. in separate…

  • SBMA bags ‘Outstanding Government Agency’ award

    SBMA bags ‘Outstanding Government Agency’ award

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | August 20, 2025 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) was cited as the “Outstanding Government Agency for Special Economic Zone Management” during the Legacy Icon Awards held recently…

  • DTI Zambales equips MSMEs with market skills, exposure

    DTI Zambales equips MSMEs with market skills, exposure

    By REIA G. PABELONIA | August 19, 2025 IBA, Zambales (PIA) – About 25 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Zambales gained market exposure and learned new business strategies through a benchmarking activity…

  • Cebu journalists sharpen AI, media training skills

    Cebu journalists sharpen AI, media training skills

    AS artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes newsrooms, journalists are exploring ways to adapt. In Cebu, local journalists and communications educators gathered for a full-day workshop designed to equip them with AI skills, while reinforcing the values of ethical and responsible…