THE PHILIPPINES is still classified as a lower middle-income country after just missing the threshold to achieve upper middle-income country (UMIC) status, according to the World Bank. The World ...

A 2016 international arbitration decision invalidated China’s claims based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, ...

Lithuania's defense minister has praised a Philippine campaign exposing China's aggression in the South China Sea ...

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos continued to lag behind their peers in Southeast Asia in terms of average income per capita, according to the World Bank (WB), which has retained the Philippines in ...

Malaysian food brand Abang J is looking to penetrate the Halal market in Mindanao, which is being positioned as the ...

Managing the debt level properly, thus, is critical to sustain economic growth. The country’s increasing debt level has ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed $400 million to support projects in Mindanao and Palawan that are focused on the blue economy and marine conservation. Bangsamoro Chief Minister ...

The United States has called on Asia to increase defence spending in the face of what it deems the China "threat".

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is finalizing preparations for the opening ceremony of the inaugural International ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A joint statement by the foreign ministers of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia condemned an April 22 militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, and ...