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15 Philippine police officers in custody over feared killings of cockfighters

15 Philippine police officers in custody over feared killings of cockfighters

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Search for missing 'sabungeros' in Taal Lake may start this week — Remulla

Search for missing 'sabungeros' in Taal Lake may start this week — Remulla

MANILA, Philippines — The search for the bodies of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts, or sabungeros, allegedly dumped in Taal Lake in Batangas could begin within the week, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday, July 7. “We're...

HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Begins Southeast Asia Business Tour

HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Begins Southeast Asia Business Tour

HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Oh-gap is set to embark on a global on-site management tour. HD Hyundai announced on July 7 that Chairman Kwon Oh-gap will visit three Southeast Asian countries - the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam - from Sunday (6th)...

You Won't Be Disappointed': Trump Warns Seven Nations Of Tariffs Up To 30% Unless Deal Is Made By August 1

You Won't Be Disappointed': Trump Warns Seven Nations Of Tariffs Up To 30% Unless Deal Is Made By August 1

President Donald Trump has intensified his trade agenda, announcing tariff letters sent to seven nations—Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Philippines, Moldova, and Brunei—promising levies up to 30 per cent starting 1 August unless trade deals are...

How Golden ABC is building a modern retail empire from the Philippines

How Golden ABC is building a modern retail empire from the Philippines

ed help. This has largely shaped who we are as a business today,” Liu, president and CEO of Golden ABC, said at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show Asia Pacific in Singapore. From that beginning, Golden ABC has evolved into one of the...

Del Monte to stay afloat, amid bankruptcy of US arm

Del Monte to stay afloat, amid bankruptcy of US arm

MANILA, Philippines – Food giant Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (DMPL) has assured investors that it will continue operations and service debts despite the bankruptcy of its US subsidiary, saying that the strong performance of Philippine operations would...

The Philippines: Expanded Fibre Network Advances Digital Connectivity

The Philippines: Expanded Fibre Network Advances Digital Connectivity

The Philippines made significant progress in its digital transformation with the official launch of the National Fibre Backbone (NFB) Project Phases 2 and 3, led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. This bold initiative represents a crucial...

Australian military reveals cyber bootstraps in Manila amid Qantas hack

Australian military reveals cyber bootstraps in Manila amid Qantas hack

The ADF’s cyber drills in Manila may not save Qantas this time, but they signal how Australia plans to fight its next digital war. Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Coincidences can be unfortunate, or they can be...

Free Design Tools Now Available for All DepEd Teachers and Learners

Free Design Tools Now Available for All DepEd Teachers and Learners

In a landmark move to empower visual learning across Philippine classrooms, all Department of Education (DepEd) teachers, students, and staff with a valid DepEd email address now have free access to premium design tools through Canva Education....

SM introduces Signature Series by SM Residences, setting new standards in premium living

SM introduces Signature Series by SM Residences, setting new standards in premium living

Concrete plans are underway as SM launches its premium primary residential line starting with landmark developments in Muntinlupa and Makati MANILA, Philippines — SM unveils its newest residential brand, Signature Series by SM Residences, marking...

World News | 15 Police Officers Detained over Alleged Killings of Cockfighting Fans in Philippines

World News | 15 Police Officers Detained over Alleged Killings of Cockfighting Fans in Philippines

Manila, Jul 8 (AP) Fifteen police officers have been taken into custody and are being investigated for their alleged role in the abductions and feared killings of at least 34 cockfighting fans, the Philippine police chief said Monday. The missing...

Almost 60% of Philippine retail payments now digital

Almost 60% of Philippine retail payments now digital

Digital payments continue to gain popularity in the Philippines. INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines – Nearly three of every five retail payment transactions in the Philippines were done digitally in 2024, smashing the government’s target for last...

Reforms to Philippine deposit insurance system eyed

Reforms to Philippine deposit insurance system eyed

MANILA, Philippines – A central bank-led government group said it was eyeing reforms to the country’s deposit insurance system to strengthen the local financial sector amid “potential vulnerabilities” emanating from the changing global financial...

Aboitiz and Cebu — Growing Together

Aboitiz and Cebu — Growing Together

61 Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), the portfolio manager of the Aboitiz Group, underscored its long-standing commitment to Cebu’s growth and prosperity at the Cebu Business Investment Forum held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in Cebu City. Organized by...

EEI bags P15.7-B Manila Bay exhibition center project

EEI bags P15.7-B Manila Bay exhibition center project

MANILA, Philippines – Listed construction firm EEI Corp. is set to build the largest exhibition and convention center in Southeast Asia for P15.7 billion, a move seen to pave the way for better trade promotion and foreign investments. EEI on...

PTT Oil and Retail Business Posts Record Q1 2025 Profit, Extends Regional Growth with ESG-Led Expansion

PTT Oil and Retail Business Posts Record Q1 2025 Profit, Extends Regional Growth with ESG-Led Expansion

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2025 - PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), the retail and lifestyle arm of Thailand's PTT Group, reported record earnings for the first quarter of 2025, signaling strong...

15 police officers detained over alleged killings of cockfighting fans in the Philippines

15 police officers detained over alleged killings of cockfighting fans in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Fifteen police officers have been taken into custody and are being investigated for their alleged role in the abductions and feared killings of at least 34 cockfighting fans, the Philippine police chief said Monday. The...

How China is 'eating our lunch' with soft power

How China is 'eating our lunch' with soft power

In June 2025, while U.S. and Philippine forces conducted joint military drills in the Sulu Sea and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed America’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue, another story deserving of...

More Scoot Flights Coming: Direct Routes to Vietnam and Malaysia Start This October

More Scoot Flights Coming: Direct Routes to Vietnam and Malaysia Start This October

With Jetstar Asia winding down, SIA and Scoot are stepping in to keep your regional travel plans going strong. With Jetstar Asia set to shut down on 31 July 2025, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its budget arm Scoot have been steadily expanding their...

AirAsia scouting for new hubs outside Metro Manila

AirAsia scouting for new hubs outside Metro Manila

Passengers disembark from an AirAsia aircraft. AirAsia Philippines is bullish on its growth prospects in 2025. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP) MANILA, Philippines – Low-cost carrier AirAsia Philippines is going full steam in...

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