
US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage
The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the…
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The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the…
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Indonesia's parliament approved Tuesday legislation that would outlaw pre-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code — a move critics…
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The Philippine Peso on Friday, 2 December, closed the day at P55.74 versus the US Dollar.
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The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the…
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More than a dozen Afghan women protested briefly in Kabul Thursday, calling for their rights to be recognized on the eve of the UN's International Day for the…
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla has called on the country's United Nations partners to exercise due diligence in validating alleged…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. has listed the P23.7 billion fixed-rate bonds it recently raised on the Philippine Dealings and Exchange Corp.
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The peso exchange rate opened at P58.25 against the dollar and strengthened at P58.09 before closing at P58.22 on Thursday.
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The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the threats received by TV5 journalist Ed Lingao and host Lourd de Veyra, saying that any threats or…
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There was a lot of motivation for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel when it pulled off a 111-93 conquest of Bay Area in the Philippine Basketball Association…
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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to human rights champions Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russia's Memorial group, an d Ukraine's Center for Civil…
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The problem of illegal drugs persists and so must our efforts to eradicate it.
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index finally broke its five-day losing streak on Thursday after shares gained 54.57 points to 5,934.25, 0.93 percent…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the continued weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said…
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The peso exchange rate went down by 0.08 or 0.1 percent, closing at 57.48 against the US dollar on Tuesday, after earlier reaching a new intraday record high…
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The peso exchange rate is stronger against the U.S. dollar for the second day in three trading days, by 0.09 or 0.2 percent, to close at 56.77 on Tuesday.
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Senegal will break new ground Monday as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women MPs take their seats in a newly elected legislature, stirring hopes of…
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The peso closed marginally weaker against the dollar for the third straight day, reaching a new record low of P 57:$1.
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