Day: November 19, 2025

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed his administration’s strong commitment to climate action. According to Philippines News Agency, President Marcos emphasized in a news release by the Climate Change Commission (CCC) that the annual observance reflects the country’s shared aspiration to build ‘a climate-resilient and environmentally sound nation.’ ‘As Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission, I reaffirm our determination to confront the challenges of climate change with decisive action, especially now as we continue to recover from the impact of recent calamities,’ the President said in a video message, marking the observance of Global Warming and Climate Change

Quezon city: Three drug suspects were killed during a shootout with officers from the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) in a buy-bust operation at a gas station in Brgy. Socorro, Quezon City. The operation, which took place Tuesday afternoon, resulted in the seizure of PHP68 million worth of shabu, according to a PNP official on Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, PDEG spokesperson Lt. Marlon Sy confirmed in a press briefing at Camp Crame that the neutralized suspects included high-value targets identified as alias Jason, 23, alias Milo, 55, and Cal. A fourth suspect managed to escape, while

Tokyo: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6 percent from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the cumulative number of visitors from abroad in January-October totaled 35,547,200. The annual number of visitors to Japan is highly likely to exceed 40 million for the first time ever in 2025. Of the cumulative figure for the first 10 months of this year, the number of visitors from mainland China was the largest, at about 8.2 million, up 40.7 percent

Manila: The Philippine peso, which ended almost flat against the US dollar for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, is not expected to depreciate further despite recently touching the 59-level. According to Philippines News Agency, Corrie Purisima, Treasurer and Head of Markets and Security at HSBC, shared insights during the Makati Business Club’s year-end review and 2026 outlook event, ‘Beyond the Numbers’, held in Makati City. She noted that HSBC economists predict the peso will average at the 58-level this year and next. Purisima explained, “We don’t expect it for now to reach 60, and the reason for that are

Manila: The latest movement in the Cabinet is expected to help reassure the public about the Philippines’ economic stability and help boost growth, amid the investigations on anomalous government infrastructure projects, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said on Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, on Monday, Malaca±ang announced the appointment of former Finance Secretary Ralph Recto as the new Executive Secretary, replacing Lucas Bersamin, and Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go as the new Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary. Bersamin and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman resigned