Malta Investment Approvals Plunge 48% in 2025 Dip

Malta Investment Approvals Plunge 48% in 2025 Dip

Investment activity in Malta has slowed dramatically, with new data showing a 48 percent drop in investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) over the first 11 months of 2025. The decline signals a shift in investor sentiment, particularly among local stakeholders, and raises concerns about the broader economic ramifications—ranging from slowed job growth … Read more

Gasoline Prices Rise ₱1.20 as Global Tensions Mount

Gasoline Prices Rise ₱1.20 as Global Tensions Mount

Gasoline prices in the Philippines rose by P1.20 per liter nationwide on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, marking the second successive weekly increase and adding further pressure to household budgets already strained by inflation. Major fuel retailers, including Jetti Petroleum, Seaoil, Petron, and PTT Philippines, implemented the adjustment at 6 a.m., while diesel and kerosene prices … Read more

Philippines Sends Record Squad to 2025 SEA Games

Philippines Sends Record Squad to 2025 SEA Games

In a bold bid to climb the Southeast Asian sporting ranks, the Philippines is dispatching its largest-ever delegation—a contingent of over 1,600 athletes and officials—to the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand. The unprecedented move marks a strategic push by the country to expand its competitive footprint and bring home a … Read more

Philippine Journalist Shot Dead After Critical Broadcast

Philippine Journalist Shot Dead After Critical Broadcast

In a troubling escalation of violence against the Philippine press, a prominent radio broadcaster in Surigao del Sur was gunned down in broad daylight, prompting urgent calls for justice and intensified scrutiny of press freedom under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. Veteran Broadcaster Erwin Segovia Killed in Broad Daylight On July 21, 2025, Erwin Labitad … Read more

China Fires Flares at Philippine Patrol Plane

Ultra-realistic editorial photo capturing a mid-shot from inside a Philippine patrol plane as three bright red signal flares streak upward outside the window near Subi Reef. The pilot’s tense silhouette is visible in the foreground, hand on controls, illuminated by the orange flare glow. Outside, blurred shapes of distant Chinese vessels and haze over the disputed waters. Candid, high-emotion moment frozen mid-action, slight motion blur on flares, subtle lens flare and grainy ISO 1600 texture. Background slightly out of focus to emphasize the flare trajectory and rising tension in the South China Sea.

Philippine officials say a Chinese outpost in the South China Sea fired three signal flares toward a Philippine patrol plane on 6 December 2025, the latest in a series of tense encounters over disputed waters that are critical for regional security and global trade. Flares Fired At Fisheries Patrol Over Subi Reef The incident occurred … Read more