The Southeast Asian country imports 90 percent of its oil from the Middle East, and the government is under intense pressure to deal with the situation. By Sui-Lee Wee President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr ...

MANILA, March 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China's embassy that a Filipino ...

MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a national energy emergency, warning that escalating tensions in the Middle East could disrupt global oil supply and drive up fuel and ...

On Tuesday, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that he was open to restarting talks with China on joint oil and gas development in contested ...

Mario Orain used to earn his living on the road. Now, the 51-year-old driver spends most of his time parked up, waiting for bookings that rarely come. “It’s really bad,” he told This Week in Asia.

The Philippines’ House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill authorizing the president to suspend or reduce the excise taxes on petroleum products during economic emergencies. The lower house ...

President’s declaration allows officials to tackle fuel hoarding or profiteering, while energy secretary says country will lean more heavily on coal Middle East crisis – live updates The Philippines ...

SMART Communications Inc. delivered the best mobile video streaming experience in the Philippines in the second half of 2025, according to global network intelligence firm Ookla. Based on Ookla’s ...

MANILA, March 24 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday declared a state of national energy emergency in ‌response to the Middle East conflict and what he called an "imminent ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a national energy emergency in response to the US-Israel war on Iran ⁠and what he called the “imminent danger” posed to the country’s energy ...

The US war with Iran is shaking up security in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this month, it was reported that the US had begun pulling THAAD and Patriot missile-defence systems from South Korea to boost ...

As the war with Iran drags on, energy-starved nations in Asia –– including close US allies –– are resorting to increasingly extreme measures to keep their economies afloat. On Tuesday, the Philippines ...