THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has been allocated a P53.26-billion subsidy in the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, the Department of Finance (DoF) said on ...

THE Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said on Thursday that it will roll out a parametric insurance program to facilitate the settlement of claims by rice farmers affected by weather disruptions.

The US Senate early on Thursday approved President Donald J. Trump’s plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing the Republican president another ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and prosecutors, to look into the deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159, mostly ...

SATELLITE IMAGERY indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea’s key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other rocket tests have been conducted, ...

A STRIKE by Russian forces on Wednesday on a shopping center and market in Dobropillia, a town near the front line of the 40-month-old war, killed two people, injured up to 27 and caused widespread ...

CLINCHING a pair of massive feats is just the beginning for the Gilas Pilipinas women in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup. On the heels of securing a ticket in the World Cup qualifiers for the first ...

Team unity drove Italy to end their 28-year wait to reach the semifinals of the Women’s European Championship, Italian midfielder Giada Greggi told Reuters after their 2-1 quarterfinal win over Norway ...

THE Philippines overpowered Southeast Asian rival Singapore, 13-0, on Thursday to stay in the hunt for a World Cup group stage berth in the Women’s Softball Asia Cup in Xi’an, China. It was the ...

ZURICH — Sweden captain Kosovare Asllani said her team does not fear England but instead has a healthy respect for the European champions ahead of its Euro 2025 quarterfinal showdown on Thursday.

All-Star Game history wasn’t enough to save the Midsummer Classic from a 3% ratings drop. Tuesday night’s game averaged a 3.8 rating and drew 7.19 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, down ...

Considering how the 2025 season has evolved, it’s hard not to view the Fever as snakebitten. All-WNBA First Team selection Caitlin Clark — the engine behind their revival and the face of a WNBA ...