KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would attend talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine this week only if Vladimir Putin is also there, and goaded him by saying the Russian leader ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff decisions since he took office on January 20, from imposing sweeping duties to abruptly pausing some of them, have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of ...

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday placed Cuba on a short list of countries it says did not fully cooperate with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2024, reversing a decision by the Biden ...

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday criticized an Israel-initiated and U.S.-backed humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza as a “fig leaf for further violence and displacement” of ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump‘s approval rating rose this week as Americans worried less about his handling of the economy and prospects of a recession, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that ...

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. June 4, 2025. The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on June ...

Farmers’ groups like the FFF and Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura have also recommended bringing the rice tariff back to 35%. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is also open to ...

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) could get some relief this month as the power distributor announced a decline in electricity rates for May, driven by lower generation and ...

THE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has called on the new Congress to pass key economic measures to promote competitiveness and business growth in the country. “As the country ...

PHILIPPINE financial markets could get some short-term reprieve from the volatility it saw in recent months after the United States and China on Monday agreed to slash tariffs temporarily.

LISTED oil firm Shell Pilipinas Corp. (SPC) has allocated up to P6 billion in capital expenditures through 2026 to accelerate the expansion of its mobility network and further develop its import ...

LISTED conglomerate Ayala Corp. recorded a 4% decline in its first-quarter (Q1) net income to P12.6 billion from P13.07 billion in the same period last year, due to weaker contributions from its power ...