Middle East Updates

Developments in the Mideast war and its impact on Asia-Pacific

PIDS: Energy crisis may push up to 3.1M Pinoys into poverty

Millions of Filipinos could be pushed into poverty as rising fuel costs, triggered by the…

Mindanao’s biggest beach party won’t rock due to energy crisis

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—Mindanao’s biggest annual beach party, the Sarangani Bay Festival, popularly called SarBay Fest,…

Global fuel crunch raises power rates in Zambales

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—Electricity consumers in parts of this province are expected to see higher power…

WHO: Aid cuts, war threaten vaccine progress in Africa

Vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two…

US optimistic on peace deal with Iran

The United States is discussing a possible second round of peace talks with Iran in…

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Off-ramp’ for Trump

While the United States and Israel made air strikes against Iran and the latter fired…

PSEi climbs back to 6,000 on MidEast hopes

Local stocks bounced back on Wednesday, with the main index retesting the 6,000 mark as…

11 nations urge ‘coordinated’ economic support amid Mideast war

London—The finance ministers of 11 countries, including Britain and Japan, called Wednesday for “coordinated emergency…

BSP offers loan relief amid energy crisis

Borrowers and banks strained by the economic fallout from the Middle East crisis may access…

Gov’t welcomes 321 Pinoys repatriated from Kuwait

A total of 321 Filipinos from Kuwait arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia)…