MANILA: The Philippines now has two operating Islamic banking units (IBUs) that aim to enhance financial inclusion across the country.
In a statement Wednesday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Maybank Philippines, Inc. started its Islamic …
Authorities arrested three individuals and seized approximately P4.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Zamboanga Sibugay province, a senior police official reported Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding, the…
MANILA: Host University of the Philippines will face Ateneo de Manila in men’s basketball when the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 kicks off on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The Fighting Ma…
The northern localities of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, and Ninh Binh are predicted to be most heavily impacted by Typhoon Yagi, the third to enter the East Sea this year and considered the strongest hitting the Gulf of Tonkin in a dec…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday conducted an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas in the cities of Marikina and Antipolo during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi).
Marcos inspected the areas after holding a si…
Sustainable rice farming models in Mekong Delta localities have delivered promising results, taking strides toward more eco-friendly and profitable agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development told a meeting in Soc Trang province on…