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DEADLY AIRSTRIKE This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on Feb. 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, sparking fears of regional war with explosions reported across the Middle East as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles. AFP PHOTO

Filipinos moved to safe areas in middle east

March 2, 2026

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Sotto files measure to overhaul DPWH

March 2, 2026

BLAST IN TEHRAN
A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026. Two loud blasts were heard in Tehran by AFP journalists, and two plumes of thick smoke were seen over the center and east of the Iranian capital. Israel's defense ministry announced it had launched a 'preemptive strike' on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an 'extremely serious' threat. PHOTO BY ATTA KENARE / AFP

Philippine embassies in Middle East on full alert amid escalation of conflict in region

March 1, 2026

DIGITAL ECONOMY BLUEPRINT Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) - Indonesia Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn delivers a video message at The Manila Times economic outlook forum, highlighting the Digital Economy Framework Agreement or DEFA as a strategic plan to double the region’s digital economy to $2 trillion by 2030. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

Proposed digital economy pact could double region’s economy to $2 trillion by 2030

February 27, 2026

A FUTURE-READY PHILIPPINES Andrew Jeffries, country director of the Asian Development Bank; Gonzalo Varela, lead economist at World Bank; and Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., president and CEO of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, join the panel discussion at The Manila Times’ Economic Outlook Forum, where they discuss digital inclusion, micro, small and medium enterprises financing, and strategies to sustain economic growth in the Philippines. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

Secretary general calls on PH to sustain Asean’s focus on business, people

February 27, 2026

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Navy denies ‘bagmen’ claims

February 26, 2026

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Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Marc Innes-Brown, with Marina Administrator Sonia Malaluan during the MoU signing between Marina and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on mutual recognition of seafarer certificates. PHOTO FROM AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY

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Australia, Philippines partner to boost trade and protect seafarers

(From left) Christian Traweger, honorary consul of the Philippines in Austria; Florian Gottein, executive director of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines; Cynthia Carrion, president of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines; and Alfred Reiterer of the Foreign Investors Advisory Group.

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Green investments drive $120 billion growth in Southeast Asia

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