Key government officials, including Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque, and delegates from the private sector are set to push for more investments to the Philippines in the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF). Recto,...
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. FILE - Girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 25, 2023. (AP...
A 33-year-old man was arrested by operatives of the Quezon Police District for robbery and illegal possession of firearms on Saturday, Jan. 18. The suspect was identified as Raffy Radaza, 33, a resident of Brgy. Batasan Hills, Quezon City. (Quezon City Police District) According to a police report...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people from around the United States rallied in the nation's capital Saturday for women's reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration, reprising the original Women's March days before President-elect...
WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul . He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Protesters against...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Washington Saturday evening to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration, a triumphant return for the Republican four years after he departed the city under the shadow of an attack by his supporters on the...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl, and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America's biggest rival. Despite that, Xi...
Developing economies, including the Philippines, are projected to have the weakest average growth in the first 25 years (2001–2025) of the century, and these countries will continue to grapple with growth setbacks in the next quarter, the World Bank said. According to the multilateral lender’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. BIDEN (AP) The recent...
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel's Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever. CEASEFIRE VOTE...
Ukrainian metal band Jinjer will be meeting fans in the Philippines soon. They will hold their Jinjer Asian Tour 2025 in Manila on Feb. 18 at Skydome at SM North EDSA. Led by enchanting and empowering vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, the band–featuring guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov, bassist...
