Cargo ship MV Iris Paoay has recently made history for becoming the first Philippine flag container vessel to sail nonstop between Manila and the United States in decades, a project expected to reduce shipping time and ease traders’ burdens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia has cancelled its "Festival of the Dead" -- an annual holiday where the Buddhist faithful pay respects to deceased relatives -- after a coronavirus outbreak among monks in the capital. Worshippers around Cambodia visit pagodas during the two-week Pchum Ben...
President Duterte believes that the senators will get their "karma" sooner or later for the way they've been treating resource persons or guests in their marathon investigations. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during this "Talk to the People" public briefing last Wednesday, Sept. 22. (Malacañang...
PARIS, France -- Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan militant behind some of the biggest attacks of the 1970s and 1980s, failed on Thursday to have one of his three life sentences in France reduced. Self-styled revolutionary Carlos the Jackal, already serving two life terms for murder, was given a...
The pandemic has significantly slowed down the domestic e-vehicle (EVs) industry in 2020, with EV registration dropping 35 percent versus pre-pandemic level, according to the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP). eVAP logo At the virtual 9 th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit...
San Juan and Iloilo blasted their rivals to remain unscathed in five appearances in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament Wednesday. The San Juan Predators clobbered the Olongapo Rainbow Team 7, 14-7, and the Cavite Spartans, 16-5, to...
Increases in public spending last month forced the national government to raise its budget deficit in the first eight-months of the year near the trillion peso mark. Bureau of the Treasury office The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday, Sept. 23, that the Duterte administration’s fiscal...
President Duterte appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to deploy members of their medical corps to help hospitals amid the rise of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. File photos Duterte made the statement as he noted that some public and private...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) was named "Best Bank for SMEs" at the recent Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021, besting many other Philippine banks to take home the prestigious accolade for the second year in a row. The "Best Bank for SMEs" accolade is awarded by Asiamoney to banking...
Hell hath no fury like a fan scorned. BTS ARMYs are up in arms against James Corden for his monologue on his TV show where he talked about K-pop superstars BTS’ appearance and performance at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Sept. 20. On the Sept. 21 episode of “The Late Late Show...
The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines and French government will continue to provide meals to some 160,000 children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) despite the closure of schools for in-person classes due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
K-pop idol group and Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture BTS and Megan Thee Stallion finally met in New York City. Last Aug. 27, BTS released the “Butter (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)” remix. The collaboration helped “Butter” return to the No. 1 spot for the 10th...
