GENEVA, Switzerland -- As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared to scale up Covid-19 response rapidly. "On Covid-19, there's good...
Season 2 of “Bridgerton” maintained its No. 1 spot on Netflix for the third consecutive week while the Korean drama “Business Proposal” slid to second place after being on top for three weeks. Netflix has released its weekly Global Top 10 chart for April 4 to 10 of the most watched shows...
Ookla Speedtest Global Index report showed increases in fixed broadband and mobile median download speeds for the Philippines in March. The country’s fixed broadband median speed increased to 52.16Mbps from 49.10Mbps registered the month before. The latest download speed signifies a 6.23%...
Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the tourism estates unit of Megaworld Corporation, reported a 15 percent growth in net income to P1.5 billion last year from the P1.3 billion earned in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its attributable net income rose 21...
The second season of “Bridgerton” broke the record for the most viewed English show while Korean drama “Business Proposal” reigned on top of the non-English list for the third straight week. Netflix released its Global Top 10 list for March 28 to April 3 of the most watched shows and films...
Nokia C21 HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announces the newest member and hero of the C-series family – Nokia C21. Whilst maintaining the excellent build quality, signature security promises and the all-day battery life signature to the popular C-series, the new Nokia C21 comprises...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In 2012, we proposed the convening of a global summit against narcotics. We thought then of the need to unify and coordinate often conflicting national strategies, policies, and programs to counter the worldwide spread of narcotic drugs....
Local manufacturers have raised output for the second successive month in March as businesses continued their recovery efforts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest survey from S&P Global showed. In a report Friday, April 1, the S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’...
PARIS, France -- Nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, the UN reproductive health agency said Wednesday, warning that the war in Ukraine could further exacerbate what it called a "human rights crisis". Out of 121 million unintended pregnancies every year -- 331,000 a day -- more...
Like insurgency, terrorism, and maritime disputes, the national government should address environmental challenges with the same intensity as solving security issues to ease its worsening impact on the lives of the Filipinos, a think tank has disclosed. (File photo) Stratbase ADR Institute...
“Bridgerton” season 2 debuted at No. 1 and set a record on Netflix while the Korean drama “Business Proposal” became the most viewed non-English show for the second week. The No. 1 shows and films on Netflix from March 21 to 27 are (clockwise from top left) "Bridgerton’ season 2,...
Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the country’s second-largest nickel ore producer, posted a 5.9 percent improvement in net income to P1.98 billion for 2021 from the P1.87 billion earned in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its revenues are up by 6.1...
