NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and resurgent stocks of computer chipmakers are leading the U.S. stock market higher on Friday, even as oil prices rise and worries about inflation weigh on the bond market. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% at the end of a seesaw week that could be its first winning one in the last...
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges. Hamas also...
The Makati City government warned the public against spreading unverified information following circulating reports online claiming that diners were robbed inside a restaurant at Ayala Triangle Gardens. Through its official Facebook page, the city government reminded the public to verify...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia have refuted circulating online articles claiming that a former pilot named Larry Malpaya is homeless in Bangkok. PAL said the reports, published by Thai PBS World, are incorrect. “Capt. Larry Malpaya is a Philippine Airlines pilot, and he is not the...
CAVITE – The city government of Carmona held the blessing of its Kalingyakap Integrated Shelter Support and Services in Barangay Milagrosa on Friday, July 31. Present during the event were Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jonvic C. Remulla and Department of Social...
Vice President Sara Duterte criticized segments of the Philippine mainstream media, accusing some news organizations of portraying her and former President Rodrigo Duterte negatively while prioritizing profit over quality journalism. In an interview in The Hague on July 30, released by the Office...
The Pasay City government has launched the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) Scholarship, offering free courses in bread and pastry production, cookery, and driving, along with entrepreneurship training and livelihood support. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the scholarship...
Bulacan police intercepted nearly P1.34 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two drug suspects in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Pulong Sampalok, Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Thursday night, July 30. Col. Jay B. Baybayan, acting Bulacan police director, said the buy-bust was...
Las Piñas City has given ₱3,000 in quarterly aid to 500 solo parents, part of its program to ease the financial strain of raising families alone. Mayor April Aguilar led the distribution at the Aguilar Sports Complex, with each beneficiary receiving the subsidy equivalent to ₱1,000 per month,...
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans outside the nation 's capital will soon be able to get limited-edition U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump and celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the State Department said Thursday. The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- The number of deaths confirmed after Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 34 as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, while five people were seriously injured, according to the prefecture 's disaster response headquarters. The full...
