Day: August 5, 2025

New delhi: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of Indian President Droupadi Murmu, as he formally commenced his state visit engagements in India. Marcos was accorded arrival honors and was formally welcomed by President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the start of a series of diplomatic engagements aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos emphasized that his visit serves as a reaffirmation of the longstanding alliance and partnership between the Philippines and India. He noted the shift in regional terminology from the Asia-Pacific

Manila: The reported death toll from last month’s southwest monsoon and a series of tropical cyclones has climbed to 40, with combined agriculture and infrastructure damage now exceeding PHP18 billion, according to official government tally as of Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, in its latest update, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that only three deaths have been confirmed so far-one each in the Ilocos Region, Northern Mindanao, and the Caraga Region. The remaining 37 fatalities are still undergoing validation as of the time of the report. In the same update, the NDRRMC indicated that

Manila: A turnaround in the domestic inflation rate, recorded at 0.9 percent in July 2025-the slowest since October 2019’s 0.6 percent-has reinforced the projections by monetary authorities for a below-average inflation rate for the year. According to Philippines News Agency, the latest inflation figure from the Philippine Statistics Authority marks a reversal from the 1.4 percent increase in June and brings the seven-month average to 1.7 percent, which is below the government’s target of 2.4 percent. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) confirmed that this figure is within its forecast range of 0.5 to 1.3 percent for July. The BSP

Dubai: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported over 10,000 government transactions delivered during the Serbisyo (Service) Caravan for Filipino workers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking the largest turnout so far in the program’s international rollout. According to Philippines News Agency, the DMW stated that 10,765 transactions were completed for over 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the Bagong Bayani ng Mundo-OFW Serbisyo Caravan held at the Dubai World Trade Center on Sunday. DMW Undersecretary Jainal Rasul Jr. highlighted the significance of the turnout in Dubai, labeling it as the largest among all Serbisyo Caravans conducted in various countries,

Bataan: Police arrested three most wanted persons (MWPs) during separate operations in Bataan, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) reported Tuesday. The arrests were all made Monday, according to a belated news release. According to Philippines News Agency, the first arrest took place at around 11:30 a.m. in Barangay Wawa, Abucay. Joint agents from the Abucay Municipal Police Station and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Bataan Provincial Field Unit (PFU) apprehended a fisher known as alias ‘Vin,’ who is the No. 2 regional MWP for six counts of rape. Later that day, at approximately 6 p.m., two more