RAMALLAH: The Israeli army has detained at least 98 Palestinian journalists since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7 last year, including 52 still languishing in Israeli jails, a prisoners’ group said Monday.
In a statement, the Palestinian …
MANILA: Headline inflation likely eased to within the government’s 2 to 4 percent target in August following the uptick in July, an economist said on Tuesday.
In a Viber message, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort s…
MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) reported that as of 6 a.m. Tuesday, about 4,000 customers were experiencing service interruptions due to the impact of Tropical Storm Enteng.
In a statement, Meralco said most of the affected customers ar…
MANILA: Senators unanimously ratified on Tuesday four foreign treaties as concurred under Senate Resolution Nos. (SRN) 1145, 1146, 1147, and 1148.
Sponsored by Senator Imee Marcos, SRN 1145 ratifies the International Labor Organization Convention No….
MANILA: Authorities launched a manhunt against three detainees who escaped from the Fishport Custodial Taytay Facility in Rizal province at the height of bad weather on Tuesday morning.
The Taytay Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the three e…
MANILA: The local stock barometer declined on Tuesday due to profit taking, while the peso also closed weaker against the dollar.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 40.49 points to 6,882.92, while All Shares went down by 20.63 points to …