Middle East Updates

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

DOTr disburses P1.5B in transport sector aid 

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has disbursed at least P1.5 billion in relief assistance to…

Big businesses step up CSR programs amid Mideast crisis

It’s not just balance sheets and operations that are absorbing the spillover from the Middle…

US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions 

WASHINGTON—The US Treasury Department on Friday extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments…

No fear: The pope Trump cannot silence

In a previous column (“Exiting the trap,” Inquirer, 3/22/26), I wrote that perhaps someone like…

Another double-digit drop seen for diesel prices

Another double-digit rollback for diesel, potentially dropping its prices to below P130 per liter, could…

6,700 Pinoys return from Middle East

The Philippines has repatriated 6,706 nationals from several Middle Eastern posts as of Friday amid…

War relief may dent PH bank profits–S&P

Regulatory relief announced by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to help banks and borrowers…

IMF: High debt limits PH response to energy crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the Philippine government to deploy a targeted fiscal response…

G20 to help poorer nations hard hit my Mideast turmoil

Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies agreed Thursday on the need to…

Trump calls Iran war a ‘little diversion’

President Donald Trump said Thursday the US war with Iran was a “little diversion” during…