
Co eyeing Czech asylum? Phl pushes swift return
Former Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co may seek asylum in the Czech Republic even as questions persist over his legal status and the strength of…
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Former Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co may seek asylum in the Czech Republic even as questions persist over his legal status and the strength of…
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Co’s apprehension appeared to be more of happenstance than a deliberate effort by our government.
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LUANDA, Angola (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV will hold a giant open-air Mass and visit one of southern Africa’s holiest Christian sites Sunday on the first full day of…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her co-respondents for alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy Law,…
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Justice in the Philippines has too often been a net that catches the small fry while the truly predatory remain in the deep waters.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that it is ramping up efforts to eliminate illicit “fixing” activities within the agency and will pursue…
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If a person possesses multiple nationalities in a third state, the third state considers that person a citizen or a national of only one state that is closest…
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The peso’s current depreciation amid the effects of the ongoing Middle East conflict has not yet breached inflationary territory, according to Bangko Sentral…
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It (corruption) thrives through syndicates — structured networks where government officials and private contractors engage in a choreographed exchange of…
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged with corruption after a years-long criminal investigation, according to a…
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The blockade by the United States of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend weighed on both the local bourse and foreign exchange market on Monday, 13 April, as…
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For the first time since mid-March, the local bourse ended the trading week above the 6,000 level, while the peso closed just below P60, as investors traded…
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court confirmed, after emergency…
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has raised P20.5 billion through its fixed-rate, peso-denominated Series G ASEAN Sustainability Bonds due 2029,…
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The purchasing power of the Philippine peso has declined sharply over the past eight years, with P1 in 2018 now equivalent to just 75 centavos today, according…
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Gross internal reserves dropped to $107.5 billion as of end-March, from February’s $112.7 billion record high. Still, the BSP said, ‘this level provides an…
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Trading activity was robust with all sectors finishing in positive territory even as the local currency made a strong rebound, sharply appreciating to P59.43…
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Shifting from political rhetoric to job creation and social services (health, education) is necessary to win back support in the lower income brackets.
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