Faroe Islands people want to break free from Denmark
TÓRSHAVN, Denmark — Enough is enough: for the Faroese sailor Birgir Enni, having spent more than half a millennium under Danish rule means it’s about time for…
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External debt fell 0.8% Y-o-Y in Q1
The country’s external debt fell in the first quarter of this year, totaling $73.2 billion, or down by $609 million (0.8 percent) from $73.8 billion during the…
Batang Gilas to seek big wins
Parading the strongest youth team in Philippine basketball history, the Batang Gilas crew is confident of pulling off massive upsets of the world powerhouses…
Wilcon Depot ramps up P4.6-B investment
Home improvement and construction supply retailer Wilcon Depot Inc. is investing P4.6 billion over the next three years to ramp up the expansion of its network…
Personal remittances rise 12% in April Y-o-Y
Photo from Mediamerge Corporation BSP Personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos (OF) increased by 12.9% year-on-year to reach $2.6 billion in April 2018. On…
Revivified Kings battle Dyip
Slowly getting its groove back, a revamped Barangay Ginebra shoots for a third straight win against Columbian Dyip to fortify its playoff chance in the…
Makati releases cash gift to elderly
Makati Mayor Abby Binay yesterday said the distribution of mid-year cash gift for some 81,298 Blu Card holders has started.
Pentagon denies Syria bombings
UNITS of the US Air Force or the coalition did not deliver airstrikes in the vicinity of Bukamal in Syria, Marine Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway, a spokesman for…
The law giveth, the church taketh
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has warned that priests found carrying guns for self-protection, even those facing actual death…
Choose cruelty-free beauty
As consumer interest for the cruelty-free lifestyle rises and moderate to big beauty brands share their cruelty-free values, consumers are slowly gravitating…
GenieTech inks deal with Indonesia’s retail giant
Indonesia’s retail distribution giant Kanmo Group, a recently tapped homegrown Genie Technologies, Inc. (GenieTech) to roll out its omnichannel solutions in a…
Trump, oldest first-time US president, turns 72
US President Donald J. Trump celebrated his 72nd birthday early on June 11, 2018 during a lunch with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of his…
NBI bags 2 suspects in US Marine’s slay
Operatives from National Bureau of Investigation-International Operations Division (NBI-IOD) with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the…
DFA serves passport applicants in Bacolod
Initially deployed around Metro Manila, the Department of Affairs’ (DFA) “Passport on Wheels” program is now available in the provinces.
Business projects win votes for Duque in Colombia
DUQUE BOGOTA — Ivan Duque, of the right-wing Democratic Center party, won the second round of the Colombian presidential election on Sunday, claiming 53.97…
Modern jeeps now on the road
Senate President Vicente Sotto III, along with Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Juan Miguel Zubiri, leads the ribbon cutting for the launch of the Senate…
Wedding ideas all under one venue
On June 23 to 24, mega hotel and posh wedding banquet venue City of Dreams Manila joins The Philippine Wedding Summit 2018 as its major participant, with local…
Beware the lies
‘‘Suspicions of betrayal from the communist groups remain the biggest hurdle to the meeting of minds.’’
Dominguez in Tokyo infra roadshow
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Yoshio Wada, the chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), signed the 104.53 billion…
DOJ: BI can cancel, not forfeit Fox’s visa
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday nullified the Bureau of Immigration’s order forfeiting the visa of missionary Sr. Patricia Fox for being illegal and…