MANILA: Farmgate prices of onions have dropped amid the arrival of imported onions in the Philippines, an agriculture group said Friday.

JAKARTA: Indonesia told major powers not to use Southeast Asia as a “proxy” for their rivalries Friday at the start of two-day talks between regional foreign ministers, while also calling for unity and progress on the Myanmar crisis.

Yogyakarta: Taking cues from Yogyakarta’s award-winning Nglanggeran Tourism Village can help Sabah improve its own sustainable community-based tourism initiatives.

MANILA: The United States and the Philippines announced a deal Thursday to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China’s military rise.

COTABATO CITY: Bangsamoro government officials have expressed alarm over incidents of sea turtle poaching in the Sulu Sea as they call for a stop to the illegal practice following the slaughter by local of 15 green sea turtles and their subsequent sale in the black market.

SINGAPORE: The dollar tumbled on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve said it had turned a corner in the fight against inflation, giving markets a confidence boost that the end of its rate-hike campaign is near.

MANILA: The US and the Philippines are expected to announce a deal Thursday that will give US troops access to another four military bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to deter Chinese aggression in the region.

JAKARTA: Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Puan Maharani (pic) underscored the issue of women’s participation while speaking at the 17th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) in Algeria.

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (inset) on Tuesday instructed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to “enhance” its social pension program and maintain its cash aid program for poor Filipinos as prices of basic commodities continued to rise.

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged Singapore to examine the reclamations carried out in the Batu Puteh area to ensure they were not affecting the environment and the country’s borders with Malaysia.