LONDON — The US Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too ...

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a rally in Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019. — via REUTERS/HAMID FOROOTAN DUBAI — ...

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it hopes to finish initial repairs on the Maharlika Highway project before early April in anticipation of the Easter travel season. “We need to ...

ALAS PILIPINAS stars Angel Canino and Shaina Nitura clash as unbeaten De La Salle University (DLSU) tries to zero in on a first-round sweep against Adamson University (AdU) in the UAAP Season 88 women ...

The Philippines improved three spots to 59th in the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026, placing it in the middle among its Southeast Asian neighbors.

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) reported an attributable net income of P10.87 billion for 2025, up 5.4% from P10.32 billion in 2024. In its 2025 annual report, the listed fastfood chain said consolidated ...

PHILIPPINE BANKS’ lending growth slowed to a near two-year low in January as outstanding loans continued to expand at a single-digit pace, preliminary central bank data showed. Based on data released ...

THE PESO surged back to the P58-a-dollar level on Tuesday after US President Donald J. Trump signaled that the Middle East conflict could end soon. The local unit jumped by 60.4 centavos to close at ...

LISTED investment holding firm Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc. said it has sold its remaining shares in Seafront Resources Corp. as part of efforts to strengthen its liquidity and redeploy capital ...

PHINMA HOSPITALITY, Inc., the hospitality arm of Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corp., has held a groundbreaking ceremony for TRYP by Wyndham Bacolod in PHINMA Properties’ Saludad township, marking its third ...

OVER EIGHT MILLION customers served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to tighten their belts this month as the power distributor announced a rate hike, citing higher transmission and ...

HSBC’s office at the Marina Bay Financial Center in Singapore — BW FILE PHOTO HSBC PHILIPPINES expects the affluent sector to drive customer growth for its international wealth and premier banking ...