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The price of onion, which hit P700 per kilo, will go down to as low as P50 “soon,” Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said yesterday.

Events in the South China Sea this year illustrate once again the urgent need for the Philippines to shift its focus from internal security to maritime defense. The U.S.–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, the Visiting Forces Agreement, deeply embedded consultation mechanisms, and a century of friendship, cooperation, and mutual sacrifice provide the framework for the U.S. to assist its ally. Close U.S.–Philippine maritime partnership is in both nations’ interests.

BATAM ISLAND, INDONESIA – Situated 20 kilometers off the southern coast of Singapore, this island belongs to the Riau Archipelago that lies along the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. In 2009, the Indonesian government declared the Batam-Bintan-Karimun group of islan

While watching one night my favorite TV police/detective fiction series “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” the lead character Captain Olivia Benson exclaimed the rape victim was being “gaslighted” by fellow owners of a wellness company in a bid to oust her from the corporate picture.

UN agency, Philippines in joint push for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure

The Marcos administration should no longer pursue the planned loans from China to finance three big railway infrastructures under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program, a lawmaker said on Sunday, July 17. Philippine National Railways (File photo/PNA) Former House dep

Two leaders of the House of Representatives on Sunday said the Marcos administration should stop pursuing Chinese financing for three big railway projects, saying Japan and the private sector could fund these projects. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda and Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez, in separate…

SBMA, government agencies conduct anti-terrorism exercise in Subic Freeport

SBMA, gov’t agencies conduct anti-terrorism exercise in Subic Freeport

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved a ₱0.78 per kilometer toll increase for the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) starting June 1, 2022. Under the new toll fee matrix, motorists with Class 1 vehicles traveling between Mabalacat City to Tarlac will be charged an additional ₱31.00.