Korea added 139,000 jobs in October from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, with job growth exceeding the 100,000 mark for the fourth consecutive month. The number of employed people came to 29.17 million in October, compared with 29.04 million a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. Job growth turned positive in June after declining by 40,000 in May, the first drop in 17 months. The country's jobless rate came to 2 percent last month, down 0.2 percentage point from a year earlier. The number of unemployed people totaled 602,000 in October, down 56,000 from the same month in 2025. The employment rate for people aged 15 to 64 came to 70.4 percent, up 0.3 percentage point from a year earlier. The figure for those aged 15 to 29, on the other hand, fell 1.7 percentage points to 42.9 percent.

MANILA, Philippines — While admitting there is room for improvement regarding budget transparency, Bataan Rep. Albert Garcia has maintained that the House has been working on existing and new reforms to ensure a clear process in crafting the appropriations plan. In a press briefing on Monday, Garcia, vice chair of the House committee on appropriations,

China’s growing naval presence in the waters between Japan and South Korea could give the two neighbours a new incentive to overcome long-standing historical tensions and strengthen security cooperation, according to analysts. A reported sharp increase in Chinese warships and coastguard vessels passing through the strait that separates the two countries, some operating alongside Russian forces, has raised concerns about Beijing’s expanding maritime reach. The strait, which links the East China...

The special livery aircraft, designed by Cebu-based artist duo Happy Garaje, has won over aviation enthusiasts and planespotters from Hamburg to Manila

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City councilor Alfred Vargas on Tuesday called for special care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) amid the effects of the Super El Niño, particularly the drought expected to hit Metro Manila by January. Vargas issued the call as he urged Quezon City residents and barangay officials to prepare

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — A total of 1,544 voter applications were processed across the Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially reopened nationwide voter registration for the 2028 national and local elections.   The Comelec NIR reported that Negros Occidental processed the highest number with 856

It has been quite a birthday celebration. Ahead of the fifth anniversary of M+ on November 12, the directors of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Paris’ Centre Pompidou touched down in Hong Kong to finalise a tripartite alliance with the young museum. The formal pact will see two of the world’s pre-eminent modern art museums share collections and programming with M+ on equal footing. On October 31, it was signed, sealed and toasted with high-wattage glamour at the museum’s fundraising...

It has been quite a birthday celebration. Ahead of the fifth anniversary of M+ on November 12, the directors of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Paris’ Centre Pompidou touched down in Hong Kong to finalise a tripartite alliance with the young museum. The formal pact will see two of the world’s pre-eminent modern art museums share collections and programming with M+ on equal footing. On October 31, it was signed, sealed and toasted with high-wattage glamour at the museum’s fundraising...

MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said they see no need to change their strategy in presenting witnesses at Duterte’s impeachment trial, maintaining that they do not coach or interfere with their testimonies. Lawyer Michael Poa, counsel and spokesperson for Duterte’s defense team, said the lawyers do not

The automaker plans to sell Americans “Kei” pickup trucks, which are very popular in Japan and with U.S. auto enthusiasts. Even President Trump is a fan.

On tote bags distributed by Asian-owned businesses in the US state of Georgia, three Asian-American women appeared in a design inspired by the Three Ladies rice brand. The bags were part of a campaign that put a voting twist on the online “Asian baby girl” meme. “We had an ‘Asian Ballot Girls’ campaign,” said Chany Chea, programme director of the Asian-American Advocacy Fund. “We had merch which went viral.” As Democrats won races in Republican strongholds across the southern United States in...

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will continue on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with the Defense presenting witnesses to debunk the allegation of unexplained wealth of Duterte.

MANILA, Philippines — Representatives of the Balatoc Indigenous community on Tuesday called on the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to look into a mining company’s alleged failure to deliver on its social and economic commitments to its host community. Representatives of the Balatoc Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC), in their demand, cited the memorandum of

MANILA, Philippines — The 41st day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday centered on the credibility of the defense’s witnesses, as Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan admitted under prosecution cross-examination that she was only a “partner in name” at the Ampil, Elises, Ciudadano and Co. CPAs accounting firm linked to companies tied

The Defense will present on Wednesday its fourth witness for Article II of the impeachment case, concerning allegations on Vice President Sara Duterte"s unexplained wealth.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - As the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III decides which witness testimonies to admit in the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the victims" legal representatives are urging judges to limit the questioning time for one witness to protect her psychological well-being.

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has raised concern about the inadequacy of closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera surveillance system inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) following claims that former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez could leave the facility. In an eight-page order dated Tuesday, the court noted a Facebook

A leading cybersecurity scientist in the Chinese military, Guo Shize, has been removed from the website of the country’s top national research institute. Guo, 57, a researcher at the Information Technology Security Research Centre of the People’s Liberation Army, was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2023. It is not known when his page was removed from the academy’s website, but Chinese media reports noted the change on Monday. Neither the academy nor Beijing’s defence ministry...

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the ₱512.21 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draw on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. According to the PCSO, no ticket matched the winning combination of 56-41-37-23-18-14, leaving the game’s top prize without a winner. The Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot of ₱97.4 million also

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday conducted a final walkthrough at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City ahead of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit on Nov. 15 to 17. The walkthrough was aimed at ensuring that the facilities are ready for the arrival of leaders from 11 Asean member

On November 22, 2021, President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) jointly announced the establishment of a China-Asean Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking a new milestone in the history of this important relationship. Guided by the vision of a closer community with a shared future and with sustained efforts to build a peaceful, secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable region as our common home, China and Asean have jointly nurtured one of...

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Residents of Bagulin, La Union, who are forced to flee rising floodwaters and landslides during the rainy and typhoon seasons, will soon have a safer refuge as the municipality broke ground on Tuesday (Nov. 10) for the first Ligtas Pinoy Center (LPC) in the Ilocos Region in Barangay Suyo. Construction is expected

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday summoned the operator of a taxi accused of overcharging a senior citizen passenger traveling from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia). In a statement, the LTFRB said it had issued a show-cause order directing the taxi operator to explain in writing why

SAN JOSE, Tarlac—State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Provincial Government of Tarlac recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the former donating P5.39 million to jump-start reforestation activities in San Jose, Tarlac  and mitigate local flooding risks. Under the DBP Forest Program (DFP), the bank’s funding empowers the local government to plant

MANILA, Philippine – Davao City accountant, Vingelin Bajan, admitted before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday that she was only a “partner in name” at an accounting firm linked to companies of Vice President Sara Duterte and her spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio. Bajan was called to the  witness stand by the defense team during the

MANILA, Philippines — Many may be irritated with the demeanor of the witnesses presented by Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers as they appear to be evasive, but public prosecutor and Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon understands why they had to do that — as jobs and lives are at stake back home. In a

China’s embassy in Santo Domingo accused the United States on Monday evening of “sinister intentions” and mocked Washington for “congratulating” the Dominican Republic on closing a Chinese-run cardboard factory. The rebuke came hours after Juan Pablo Segura, who leads the US State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, praised Dominican authorities on social media for “taking decisive action to shut down a massive, illegal, Chinese-operated cardboard factory”. Operating without...

LIMAY, Bataan — The municipal government has not issued a permit to any mining company to conduct mineral exploration operations, Mayor Richie Jason David asserted on Tuesday. David said he is not opposed to economic development but expressed concern over the possible impact of a mining exploration project on about 2,000 Aetas who could lose

MANILA, Philippines — The testimonies of the witnesses presented by the defense lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte showed discrepancies that suggest that certain properties were not declared in her statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs). Former Rep. Ace Barbers, House prosecution adviser and spokesperson, pointed this out on Tuesday. He noted that

CANBERRA, Australia — Emerging maritime security issues, ranging from strategic competition and territorial disputes to cybersecurity and threats to undersea infrastructure, were key topics examined by 13 journalists from Southeast Asia during a weeklong fellowship in Australia. Two Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondents, Joanna Rose Aglibot of Zambales and Geraldford Ticke of Palawan, joined journalists from