The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has green-lit a loan package for Filipino firm Asialink Finance Corp. (AFC) to help boost small business lending in the Philippines. The private-sector lending arm of the World Bank Group (WBG) disclosed on Friday, Oct. 11, that the senior loan financing...
The World Bank has cited progress in the Department of Agriculture's (DA) rural development project scale-up, for which the Philippines borrowed $600 million or over P34 billion last year. "The overall project's initial implementation performance is considered satisfactory. Implementation and...
Guinness World Records (GWR) and Parrot Analytics, the leader in worldwide entertainment analytics and content valuation, have revealed the most in-demand TV shows in the world with the release of the Guinness World Records 2025 book. "In today's ever-expanding media landscape, it's...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that globally ranked Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) continue to increase, with six HEIs now ranked in the newly released 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. (CHED / MB VIsual Content...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War." Republican presidential nominee...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez plops another corn cake into the piping hot oil of a large pan. As she grabs a set of tongs to flip them one by one, she yells across the kitchen realizing she’s pressed for time. “We open in 15 minutes!” she shouts over the cumbia...
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique is voting for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling party's 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975. People queue to cast their votes during general elections in...
Ateneo de Manila University, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, announced that it has secured the top spot among Philippine institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the third consecutive year. Photo from Ateneo de Manila University’s Facebook page In a statement posted on...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving. The...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rumors surrounding Hurricane Helene are many. There are false claims that people taking federal relief money could see their land seized. Or that $750 is the most they will ever get to rebuild. Or that the agency's director — on the ground since the storm hit — was...
Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton. Patients are evacuated from Palms of Pasadena Hospital in South Pasadena, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, as Hurricane Irma approaches. (Eve...
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to keep up pressure that has forced tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes near the Lebanese border. The Israeli military said it sent more ground troops into...
