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Changing of the guard: 4 Philippine corporations open 2025 with new leaders
MANILA, Philippines – Several Philippine corporations welcomed 2025 with appointments to top posts announced last year taking effect. The appointment of a new generation of executives brings with it...
View Article[Vantage Point] Time’s up for VP Sara
The inability of South Korea’s law enforcement actors to arrest the country’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol is another glaring example of how blind loyalty could throw a monkey wrench into the lawful...
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[ANALYSIS] Marcos’s challenge in 2025: to unify fractured security team
If President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asks to be briefed on the national security situation in 2025 and its geopolitical implications — including strategies and policy responses — to whom would he give...
View ArticlePope names Italian sister as first woman to lead major Vatican office
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday, January 6, named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world’s Catholic...
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Golden Globes 2025: A big win for diversity, Asian representation
BEVERLY HILLS, USA – It was a golden night for Asian representation at the Globes on Sunday, January 5, as Shogun won the award for best TV drama series, with Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Tadanobu...
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DA eyes maximum suggested retail price for imported rice
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to set a “maximum suggested retail price” (MSRP) system for imported rice in a bid to lower prices. “P60 [per kilo of] imported...
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MMFF extends run until January 14 due to ‘public clamor’
MANILA, Philippines – Hoping to watch all 10 movies in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)? A day before the Filipino movie festival ends, organizers announced that the theatrical run of the...
View ArticleOFW murder in Kuwait fuels calls for House probe | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Murder of OFW in Kuwait sparks outrage in Cagayan de Oro, calls for House probe The murder of 35-year-old domestic...
View ArticleTrudeau to resign as prime minister after 9 years, blames party infighting
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, January 6, said he would step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure from lawmakers alarmed by his...
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Manny Pangilinan group assumes interim management of Camp John Hay hotels
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Landco Pacific Corporation, part of the MVP Group, has assumed interim management of The Manor, The Forest Lodge, and the CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center following...
View ArticleBritain to make sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ a crime
LONDON, United Kingdom – Creating and sharing sexually explicit “deepfakes” will become a criminal offense in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, January 7, in a bid to tackle a surge in the...
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Inflation hits gov’t target in 2024 despite jumping to 2.9% in December
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ inflation rate accelerated to 2.9% in December 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, January 7. This placed the country’s average...
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Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event slated for January, promises new...
MANILA, Philippines – Samsung teased a new Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, California slated for January 22 in the US, or 2 am on January 23 in the Philippines. The trailer teasing the next...
View ArticleLawmaker files bill to grant new ABS-CBN franchise | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Congressman revives bid to grant ABS-CBN new franchise House Ways and Means Chairperson Joey Salceda on Tuesday,...
View ArticlePerkins, Rivero show off as Phoenix notches 2nd win at expense of winless...
MANILA, Philippines – The Phoenix Fuel Masters picked up their second victory and kept the Terrafirma Dyip winless in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after cruising to a 122-108 rout at the PhilSports...
View ArticleTrump asks New York appeals court to dismiss hush money case before sentencing
NEW YORK, USA – United States President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York court on Tuesday, January 7, to throw out his conviction on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, and to...
View ArticleRondae Hollis-Jefferson, TNT stave off furious Meralco comeback for 3rd...
MANILA, Philippines – Rondae Hollis-Jefferson saved the day for the TNT Tropang Giga as they avoided a massive collapse and escaped the Meralco Bolts with a 101-99 win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at...
View ArticleAgent delays OFWs’ SSS contributions worth P151-M up to 189 days – COA
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has urged the Social Security System (SSS) to take legal action against a collecting agent (CA) for delaying, up to 189 days, the remittance of...
View ArticleMeta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
Social media company Meta Platforms on Tuesday, January 7, scrapped its US fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity,...
View ArticlePhilippines says Chinese hackers didn’t get ‘sensitive information’ from Palace
MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine security official said on Tuesday, January 7, that “no sensitive information was compromised” despite a report that said China state-sponsored hackers had allegedly...
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