Total losses from natural disasters across Asia-Pacific last year totaled $73 billion, yet just $9 billion was insured, according to Munich Re.
Geopolitics, natural disasters, and AI are some of the key issues facing Asian insurers in 2026, experts said. Read more here ...
CITING the urgent need to modernize the country’s outdated building standards, members of the lower chamber are calling on ...
THE local automotive industry posted record sales last year, automakers claimed, overcoming a second-half slowdown blamed on higher taxes and the impact of natural disasters. The Chamber of Automotive ...
FLOODING across Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, may have pushed economic losses above $10 billion in 2025, far ...
The most famous – or infamous — of these dumpsites was the 17-story Smokey Mountain, covering 20 hectares on the outskirts of ...
A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved ...
EUDEL to the Philippines Head of Cooperation Marco Gemmer, Ph.D., DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr., PhD., and PhilSA ...
The last time I was in Cebu was in July 2023 to cover the round of meetings and conferences for the Asia-Pacific Economic ...
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The ghost of Payatas in Cebu

The landslide at the Binaliw landfill in Cebu echoes a tragedy many Filipinos hoped was buried in the past. Over two decades ago, the Payatas tragedy claimed hundreds of lives and shocked the nation.
Asia-Pacific insurers start 2026 with a set of overlapping pressures and adjustments linked to geopolitics, natural ...
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines, with The Manila Times as its media partner, will gather leaders from the public ...