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ZAMBOANGA CITY โ Sardine manufacturers in Zamboanga, the countryโs canned sardine capital, have agreed to freeze prices until the end of 2025, heeding a directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meant to keep a staple food affordable for millions of Filipino households. Industrial Group of Zamboanga, Inc. (IGZI) president LeonardoContinue Reading
Charred homes and abandoned churches mark the path of the Allied Democratic Forces in remote villages across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia now linked to the Islamic Stateโs Central Africa Province. In northern Nigeria, grieving families bury loved ones after yet another night-time raid by Islamist fighters.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ When the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) abruptly suspended all field audit operations this week, it looked like a routine administrative pause. But behind the announcement lies a deeper, more troubling question: Can the countryโs most powerful revenue-collecting agency clean up its own ranks after years ofContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ The global race to secure minerals for electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable energy is accelerating. And at the Philippine-Sweden Smart Mining Forum held on November 18 at the Baguio Country Club, Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla framed it as an opportunity the Philippines must not miss. If theContinue Reading
MANILA โ Every year, under the sharp mountain air of Fort del Pilar, a familiar scene plays out on the Philippine Military Academyโs Borromeo Field. Freshmen cadetsโknown as plebesโstand ramrod straight, their faces fixed with determination, as upperclassmen order them to lean back as far as their bodies will allow.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Nearly a decade since the country launched its most aggressive anti-drug campaign, the flow of illegal narcotics in the Philippines remains largely unabated. Drug lords have been killed or jailed, thousands of street-level suspects have died in police operations, and yet methamphetamine and party drugs continue toContinue Reading
DATU BLAH T. SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte โ Long known as the fishing capital of Maguindanao del Norte, this quiet seaside town is now drawing an unusual wave of attention: investors are coming, business groups are asking questions, and regional leaders are beginning to see it as a model ofContinue Reading
