ABS-CBN Corporation (ABS-CBN) and TV5 Network, Inc. (TV5), Thursday (August 11) executed an Investment Agreement allowing ABS CBN to acquire 6,459,393 primary (new) common shares in TV5, representing 34.99 percent of its total voting and outstanding capital stock, for P2.16 billion. After the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday, August 10, that it was formalizing the termination of a contract with a Russian company for the procurement of 16 units of Mil Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Department of National Defense spokesperson...
KIEW, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lashed out at Amnesty International after it accused his forces of violating international law and endangering civilians in their defence against Russia's invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a statement during a joint...
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Monday it remains "optimistic" about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in the talks stalled since March. "We remain optimistic that the negotiation process will lead us to a logical and reasonable...
PARIS, France -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi that reviving the landmark 2015 deal on Tehran's nuclear capabilities was "still possible" but must happen "as soon as possible". Macron also "expressed his disappointment" at the absence of...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian missiles hit Ukraine's port of Odessa Saturday, in what Kyiv called a "spit in the face" of a day-old deal between the warring sides to resume cereal exports blocked by the conflict. The Ukrainian military said its air defences had shot down two cruise missiles but two more...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumbling to levels last seen before Moscow's invasion. United Nations (UN)...
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With the question on the House Speakership in the 19th Congress practically settled with the expected ascension of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, the focus now shifts to who will be the House Majority Leader. But what makes the position so important? For all intents and purposes, the...
TikTok is not the only platform that can make a hit these days. Apparently, Netflix can do it too, just like what it did for UK artist Kate Bush whose song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” surged up the charts anew as part of the soundtrack of hit sci-fi series “Stranger Things”...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the incoming new administration of the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure that existing laws and regulations are followed before giving its consent to the impending entry of the Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Holdings Inc. (Prime Infra) in the Malampaya...
Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday, April 19, signed a landmark Sale and Purchase deal for P77-billion worth of 5,907 telecom towers and related passive telecom infrastructure. The P77 billion transaction price makes this deal the largest ever acquisition of...
