Manila, Sept. 16 — WASHINGTON, United States – As central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be edging toward a global recession in 2023, the World Bank warned Thursday. Central banks around the world have been raising interest rates this year with a degree of synchronicity […]
Manila, Sept. 15 — ARAYAT, Pampanga – Authorities here arrested seven individuals who were allegedly taking part in an illegal online cockfighting operation or e-sabong on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Operatives of Arayat Police caught them while engaged in e-sabong at Brgy. Telapayong, Arayat, Pampanga. The arrested were identified as Larry Lulu, Reyner David, Reymart Quiambao, […]
Manila, Sept. 15 — New Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians are scheduled to take their in-person oathtaking on Oct. 1, 2022, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. In an advisory, the Commission invited all new passers of the Medical Technologist Licensure Exam, as well as those Medical Laboratory Technicians who qualified for the registration […]
Manila, Sept. 15 — vivo Philippines, one of the leading smartphone brands in the country, recently announced its partnership with AirAsia Philippines to help boost tourism by capturing the beauty of the Philippines with its newest midrange champion-the vivo Y35. vivo, in a bid to encourage and entice more traveling Filipinos to dabble in content […]
Manila — Their eyes met. Looking at the eyes of the man who took his daughter’s life, Arthur’s heart sank. As he cranked the already pointed gun, his daughter’s voice deafened him, “Daddy, Daddy” and he pulled the trigger. Then, there was silence, or so he thought. This was the scene that Filipino actor Anthony […]
Manila, Sept. 14 — SINGAPORE, Singapore – Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and “very fashionable”, said a top Singapore flower curator – referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former British colony. After Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the city-state’s Botanic Gardens loaned a […]
Manila, Sept. 14 — Actor Lee Jung-jae made history when he won outstanding lead actor in a drama series for “Squid Game” at the 74th Emmy Awards held on Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. His triumph made him the first Korean to win the award with “Squid Game” taking home six Emmys out of 14 […]
Manila — A survey conducted by the independent research group OCTA has shown that most Filipinos still prefer to wear face masks in public to protect them against Covid-19. The result of the survey, which was conducted from April 22 to 25, 2022, was presented in a forum on Tuesday, Sept. 13, a day after […]
Manila, Sept. 13 — Fury Road; it’s not surprising to find that 77-year-old director George Miller has had his fans clamouring for still another Mad Max sequel; or at the very least, a film that thrives in a similar domain. So I loved it when Miller announced that he would be bringing his new film […]
