
Philippines hit with P141 billion illicit tobacco losses
The Philippines lost an estimated P141 billion in government revenue over the past two years due to the booming illicit tobacco market, with illegal e-vapes…
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The Philippines lost an estimated P141 billion in government revenue over the past two years due to the booming illicit tobacco market, with illegal e-vapes…
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United States President Donald Trump’s state visit to China from 14 to 15 May resulted in a series of trade and investment commitments with…
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Trump still leaves the weapons deal hanging there, too. Missiles, rockets, billions of dollars.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the United States…
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$14 billion worth of weapons sale to Taiwan still awaits Trump’s approval.
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‘I would feel better getting it and we will get it.’
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Bianca Pagdanganan battled through a roller-coaster opening round to card a two-under-par 70 at the Copper Rock Championship in Hurricane, Utah on Thursday,…
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Authorities raided and closed a local travel agency that was allegedly operating an illegal recruitment scheme which promises caregiver jobs in the United…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Monday temporarily maintained mail access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone.
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‘The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations,’ Xi said, according to the remarks published by Chinese state media shortly after the…
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As revolutionary tension thickened in the air during the dying days of Marcos Sr.’s regime, his Experimental Cinema of the Philippines relaxed censorship and…
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The Philippines used its hosting of the 48th ASEAN Summit to position itself as a key diplomatic and economic player in Southeast Asia amid rising global…
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As this corner observed last year, considering the online surfing habits of young people nowadays, as well as the loosely regulated sexual content of…
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The governments of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines convened the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Steering Committee on Wednesday, signaling a major…
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after United States President…
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Trump expects a ‘long talk’ with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in giving Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios a warm Filipino welcome as the first…
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The European Union (EU) is urging closer cooperation on energy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as continuing disturbances caused by…
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