#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 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....
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FACT 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...
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[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...
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The 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...
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Hurricane 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 ArticlePOGO ‘big boss’ tied to Porac and Bamban scam hubs caught
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities made a breakthrough on Thursday, October 10, when they caught Chinese national Lyu Dong, believed to be one of the big bosses of shady Philippine Offshore Gaming...
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IN PHOTOS: The aftermath of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton cut a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornadoes, killed at least 10 people, and left millions without power. While Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided the...
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How Duterte’s 5 am call to Garma starts a nationwide drug war
The lawmakers’ goal was to break Royina Garma. It took a subpoena, hours and hours of interpellations, and detention before she finally cracked. On Friday, October 10, Garma dropped a bombshell...
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Japanese baseball icon Tsuyoshi Yoda enchants Quezon’s young athletes
QUEZON, Philippines – What might have seemed like just another weekend in Mulanay, Quezon Province became an extraordinary day for over 60 aspiring young athletes as renowned former Japanese baseball...
View ArticleChina starts new round of war games near Taiwan, offers no end date
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, October 14, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces,” and offered no...
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Malaysia’s eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
SEMPORNA, Malaysia – Patches of palm thatch entwined with a few forlorn stilts sticking out of the emerald waters in a Malaysian marine park off the island of Borneo are the only traces remaining of...
View ArticleCone says no expectations for Malonzo, Go return as Ginebra eyes finals stint
CAVITE, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone does not expect Jamie Malonzo and Isaac Go to return anytime soon even as the Gin Kings remain shorthanded in the thick of the PBA Governors’...
View ArticleCebu City’s next generation advanced emergency response center goes live
This article is a press release from the Cebu City government and NGA 911 Philippines. Cebu City, one of the country’s largest cities, is now the first city outside of Luzon equipped to revolutionize...
View ArticleLa Union tops sports tourism initiatives again at ATOP Awards
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – La Union’s flagship tourism event has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at the just-concluded Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards. The...
View ArticleUN says Israeli tanks burst into peacekeeper base, Israel gives different...
The United Nations said on Sunday, October 13, Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and...
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