MANILA, Philippines — Digital fund transfer transactions have surged by 10 to 50 percent since banks and e-wallet providers slashed their transfer fees, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported, calling the increase a possible “second wind” for financial inclusion efforts that had recently stalled. BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan told One News TV on

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Naval in Biliran is converting plastic waste into school furniture while creating livelihood opportunities through Resiklo, an integrated solid waste management program that has become one of its environmental initiatives. Speaking during the People’s Participation in Governance and Development Summit 2026 on Tuesday, July 14, at the Waterfront

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In what energy officials described as a measure to protect consumers from potential abuse by oil companies, the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to scrap its practice of announcing a range of possible pump price adjustments in favor of a single, fixed figure. The department decided to move away from range-based

MANILA, Philippines — Tremors were observed in Masbate and Davao Occidental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Wednesday. At 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental, with the epicenter located 24 kilometers northwest of Sarangani Island. Previously, a 4.6-magnitude aftershock rocked the area 40 kilometers west of

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor arrived at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City for a hearing on the plunder case against them on Wednesday, July 15. Defensor and their co-accused arrived from the New Quezon City Jail around 8 a.m., while Marcoleta arrived from the Philippine National Police

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A series of earthquakes occurring within a short period in the same area can be alarming, but experts say this phenomenon, known as an earthquake swarm, is different from the typical pattern of a major earthquake followed by aftershocks. The explanation comes as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will have to settle for a third-place match and the continuing chase for another Golden Boot award in a tight race with Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — More than 100,000 fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated street value of P20 million were uprooted and destroyed by police during a July 12 operation in the boundary of Sadanga town in Mountain Province and the Kalinga municipality of Tinglayan.  The marijuana plants were discovered in a mountainous area between

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The week of July 4 to 11 in 58 towns of the Cordillera Administrative Region recorded zero crimes, the Cordillera police has reported. The police also said 35 wanted fugitives have been hunted down and detained during a weeklong anti-criminality campaign across this mountain region.  In a statement posted on its