
ADB offers additional $1.75-B lifeline amid oil crisis
The proposed $1.75-billion financing package comes on top of some $2 billion in policy-based loans already being prepared by the multilateral lender for the…
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The proposed $1.75-billion financing package comes on top of some $2 billion in policy-based loans already being prepared by the multilateral lender for the…
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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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Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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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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The majority faction of the Lopez family has withdrawn its resolution seeking the removal of Federico “Piki” Lopez as president and chief executive…
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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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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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Dubai — The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) main gas-processing complex, one of the world’s largest, will not resume full capacity until next year, its operator…
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BAGUIO CITY — A transparency watchdog in Kalinga province is calling for progress on several graft and ethical complaints filed before the Office of the…
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BEIJING (AFP) — Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet this week in Beijing, where expectations of personal warmth contrast with deep divisions…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped 14.87 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 5,971.98, as investor sentiment weakened amid fading optimism…
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Fatemeh Mohajerani, the first spokeswoman of the Iranian government, said that Tehran remains on guard with military readiness, though maintaining its…
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The United States is backing the development of Sangley Point International Airport by funding its feasibility studies, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency…
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The United States is backing the planned Sangley Point International Airport project in Cavite, marking a major step toward expanding Metro Manila’s aviation…
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The ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains on a tightrope, with both sides pulling in opposite directions through conflicting terms and demands.
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