MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Wednesday passed the Metro Manila Traffic Code, which paves the way for the implementation of the single ticketing system across the National Capital Region.

TOKYO – French automaker Renault will slash its stake in Japanese partner Nissan as part of a deal rebalancing the rocky alliance between the two companies, the firms said Monday.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the implementation of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists by 2024 in an effort to boost tourist arrivals in the country, Malacañang said on Sunday.

Private education stakeholders are urging the government to review the voucher system and educational service contracting (ESC) program to sustain the operations of private schools in the country.

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that he will consider visiting Ukraine to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if the right conditions are met.

TOKYO – Five crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds, with planes and ships, including private vessels, searching for the remaining 17.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned Monday that Japan is “on the brink” of losing its social function due to its rapidly declining birthrate, pledging to focus on child-rearing policies as the most pressing agenda item this year.

MANILA, Philippines — Subic Bay was tagged as a “priority” site for infrastructure projects aimed at “supporting economic growth” in the Philippines, diplomats and defense officials of Manila and Washington said in a meeting last week, which tackled at the outset security cooperation and “issues related to the South China Sea.”

TOKYO – Japan’s top companies are gearing up to offer their biggest wage increases in decades, but there’s no way Hideki Kawada can afford raises for the 18 employees at his printing firm.

FUKUOKA – A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his former girlfriend on a street in Fukuoka earlier this week, police said.