
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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The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday blasted the United States for "meddling" in the South China Sea issue.
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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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BRUSSELS, Belgium – The "competition" between the United States and China is the "last thing" that the Association of Southeast Asian…
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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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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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The Philippine peso closed weaker against the United States dollar at P56.02 on Monday, 5 December, from P55.74 the previous session.
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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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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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Starbucks workers in the United States went on strike at multiple unionized locations Thursday, a move planned to affect over 100 stores in protest against 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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Pag-IBIG Fund members have saved more than P66 billion in the last 10 months, breaking yet another record for the period and exceeding all prior full-year…
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Thousands of people across Malaysia were evacuated into temporary shelters over the weekend, officials said as the seasonal monsoon's heavy rain prompted…
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