Philippine economy: Up 5.9% in Q3

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 11/09/2023

MANILA—The Philippine economy grew 5.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, faster than the 4.3-percent expansion recorded in the second quarter and exceeding market expectations, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday, November 9, 2023. This brought to…

Yolanda: A decade later, ‘moving on’ still hard for survivors

Ador Mayol, Joey Gabieta, Nestle Semilla 11/08/2023

(First of two parts) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Tropiano Esperas, an overseas Filipino worker, had just returned from Saudi Arabia to spend time with his family at Barangay 88 in San Jose District, Tacloban City, a…

Degamo vs Teves floated in Negros Oriental 3rd district special poll

Kaye Brier 11/06/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — At least two names coming from the opposing Teves and Degamo political families are being floated to battle it out in the special election in the third district of Negros Oriental on…

Peasant group questions appointment of fishing tycoon as DA chief

Jane Bautista 11/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A peasant group has questioned the appointment of fishing tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should be replaced with an expert…

June Mar Fajardo from Cebu wins record seventh PBA MVP award

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 11/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer cornerstone June Mar Fajardo has won the Philippine Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) once again, completing a return to form many thought would no longer happen. Fajardo beat out Scottie Thompson, the Barangay…

Daniel Padilla admits to experiencing burnout, but now ready to do 3 movie projects

Marinel Cruz 11/03/2023

Actor Daniel Padilla claimed to have experienced getting “burned out” recently and said he had to step back in order to reflect on where his career and personal life were headed. But in one of his first…

Old ambulance becomes a lifeline to learning in Tarlac

Maria Adelaida Calayag 10/29/2023

TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Philippines —Jhonrey delos Santos, a 21-year-old farmworker, will no longer miss school while devoting his time to harvesting sugarcane or drying palay in his village of Don Basilio in Gerona, Tarlac. Delos Santos, a…

Sandiganbayan: 5th conviction for Napoles, this time over llocos Sur pork

Julie Aurelio 10/28/2023

The Sandiganbayan has found pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles guilty of graft again. Her latest conviction was on the three counts of graft and three counts of malversation of public funds over the misuse of…

Gov’t aid for indigents diverted by Socorro cult

Russel Loreto 10/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) have admitted to diverting government aid meant for indigent senior citizens and beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to fund the group. They made…

Philippines supports Israel but ‘condemns’ slay of civilians, including Gazans

Jacob Lazaro 10/20/2023

The Philippines supports Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group but “condemns the killing of civilians,” including the Palestinians caught in the crossfire, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, October 19, 2023.…

One holiday can’t revise PH history – Imee Marcos

Marlon Ramos 10/16/2023

Excluding the February 25 anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolt from the list of national holidays for 2024 cannot alter the truth about the historic uprising that toppled their late father’s dictatorial regime, Sen. Imee Marcos…

Grade 5 student’s death due to ‘rare’ condition, not linked to slap – PNP

Dexter Cabalza 10/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — According to the autopsy conducted by the police, the 14-year-old student who died days after he was slapped by his teacher had a “rare” condition that caused a blood vessel in his brain to rupture.…

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