The 7 Filipinas in Fortune’s 2024 Most Powerful Women in Asia
MANILA, Philippines – Seven Filipinas who climbed up the corporate ladder in their respective companies have made it to Fortune Magazine’s 2024 Most Powerful Women in Asia list. The list rounded up...
View Article#BeTheChange: Empowering female entrepreneurs through technology
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continue to be an integral part of the Philippine economy by providing jobs and resources to local communities. As such, the public and private sectors...
View ArticleFBI returns Nazi-looted Monet pastel to Jewish owners’ heirs 84 years later
WASHINGTON, USA – In 1940, the Nazis seized a Claude Monet pastel and seven other works of art from Adalbert “Bela” and Hilda Parlagi, a Jewish couple forced to flee their Vienna home after Austria...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Relationship coach Aiza Tabayoyong on family boundaries
MANILA, Philippines — Many Filipinos are blessed with families that are loving, supportive, and caring. But unfortunately, this is not always the case. Instead, for others their families become their...
View ArticleJalosjos, Uy sons face off in race for Zamboanga del Norte’s top post
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines – Now, it’s the turn of the sons in a race for the top elective post in Zamboanga del Norte province in next year’s elections. Dapitan City Mayor Seth Frederick...
View ArticleMarcos calls for urgency from China, ASEAN in negotiating South China Sea code
VIENTIANE, Laos – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday, October 10, to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of...
View ArticleOut! Wimbledon calls time on line judges in favor of electronic system
LONDON, UK – Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year’s championships, the All England Club confirmed on Wednesday, October 9. The sight...
View Article38 undocumented foreign nationals arrested in Cebu resort
CEBU, Philippines – Police in the town of Moalboal, Cebu arrested at least 38 undocumented foreign nationals who were seen operating a suspected scamming hub at a resort on Thursday, October 10....
View ArticleFACT CHECK: UK’s HMS Prince of Wales in carrier strike exercise, not donated...
Claim: The United Kingdom will permanently donate its latest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim...
View ArticleMarcos reclamation chair is a POGO sublessor | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Pasay scam hub’s sublessor is Marcos’ reclamation chair Alex Lopez A Rappler investigation finds a company run by...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school
CAIRO, Egypt – An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and children on Thursday, October 10, while three hospitals in the...
View Article[ANALYSIS] Breaking barriers: Is it for real?
Daily trading results are swinging in a flux from positive gains to negative losses and vice versa as a result of sell-off activities that have served to be a threatening factor against the market’s...
View ArticleSenior Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt, sources say
A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday, October 10, in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its...
View ArticleThe unsolved murder of retired general Wesley Barayuga
The people behind Wesley Barayuga’s murder said he was a target who was hard to kill. Although he was a retired police brigadier and a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board secretary, Barayuga...
View ArticleHurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, October 10, after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without...
View ArticleMarcos: Onus on China to finish South China Sea code talks
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, October 11 that the “onus” of concluding negotiations on a long-awaited code on the South China Sea is on superpower...
View ArticleLyceum stuns Letran to kick off 2nd round; EAC completes comeback vs Perpetual
MANILA, Philippines – The Lyceum Pirates kicked off the second round of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament with a stunning 91-68 drubbing of the Letran Knights at the FilOil EcoOil Centre...
View ArticleGarma implicates Rodrigo Duterte in drug war killings | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Garma confirms Duterte offered reward for drug war killings Retired police colonel Royina Garma directly...
View ArticleCebgo DG moving to NAIA Terminal 2, Cebu Pacific 5J stays in Terminal 3....
MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Pacific announced on Friday, October 11, that its regional Cebgo flights will move from the small NAIA Terminal 4 (T4) to the bigger NAIA Terminal 2 (T2) starting November 7...
View ArticleUAAP set to decide on Torres-Robinson spat
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP Board of Managing Directors (BMD) is set to finalize its decision on the spitting incident involving La Salle coach Topex Robinson and UP guard Reyland Torres on...
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