
South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the…
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Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the…
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Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the "blizzard of the century," a…
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A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States…
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Countries approved a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity…
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Countries closed in on a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN…
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House Speaker Martin Romualdez, one of the principal authors of the MIF — which President Marcos himself admitted initiating — said the amendments introduced…
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The Pag-IBIG Fund officially launched the Virtual Pag-IBIG Mobile App to bring its services closer to members as it marked its 42nd anniversary on Wednesday,…
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – House Speaker Martin Romualdez wants his cousin, no less than President Bongbong Marcos, to certify the controversial Maharlika Investment…
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The Pag-IBIG Fund netted a record-high income of P38.06 billion from January to October 2022, the agency's top executives announced on Monday, 12 December.
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The World Health Organization called Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill…
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Authors of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which has come under fire for its timing and possible legal impediments, appear to have realized…
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The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa, and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to…
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Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost growth, but critics warn it…
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Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman believes the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund will help the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration achieve its "Agenda for…
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From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022.
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Senator Imee Marcos on Friday rejected the proposed measure seeking to establish the Maharlika Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund that would supposedly…
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The world will not return to "business as usual" following the pandemic alongside rocketing gas prices and forced migration in the wake of the…
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Climate negotiators were grappling for an agreement Saturday at the UN COP27 in Egypt after high-stakes talks went deep into the night with key sticking points…
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