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THE nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio of Philippine banks remained steady at 3.35 percent in August despite a challenging global environment, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
Attorney says people have threatened to silence or harm ‘Jane Doe’ if she does not withdraw civil lawsuitThe woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday.Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as “Jane D…
SECRETARY Vince Dizon will inspect a drainage improvement project along Roxas Blvd. on Monday as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is stepping up its flood control campaign to ease recurring flooding in Manila.
THE Philippines is pushing for deeper capital market integration across Southeast Asia as the region seeks to position itself as a unified investment destination for global investors.
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to include bike lanes, sidewalks and rain shelters in major road projects as lawmakers scrutinize the agency’s proposed 2027 budget.
Dramatic footage captures the moment a speeding SUV slammed into the parked car where 51-year-old chef Ryo Uchimiya was sleeping.
Attack shortly after Friedrich Merz arrived on unannounced visit intended to underline Germany’s backingRussia has struck another major bridge in Kyiv as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arrived in the capital in a show of support for Ukraine.A Russian drone hit Kyiv’s key Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River…
Sen. Francis Escudero is pushing for tax breaks and other incentives for private developers so they could build more affordable rental housing for poor and low-income families.
AN Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) official who had flagged about P6.77 billion in “suspicious” and “covered” transactions involving Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases “Mans” Carpio, is set to testify Monday, Oct. 5, before the Senate impeachment court.
SEN. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday urged the government to set aside funds and implement an early response plan for a looming super El Niño, with agricultural losses already reaching P6.87 billion.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a missile with his daughter, state media reported on Sunday, which allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to adjust its trajectory.
THE Asian Games in Japan closed Sunday after a fortnight of record-smashing displays from young stars, but marred by mix-ups, patchy crowds and accusations of mismanagement.
BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod-Silay Airport’s bid to launch international flights by 2027 is on track, backed by a proposed P480 million allocation in the 2027 national budget.
SENATE President Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of a tax relief measure that would raise workers’ take-home pay as higher oil prices threaten to further erode household purchasing power.
The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls.
THANLYIN, Myanmar — Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme.
JAKARTA — Two critically endangered Sumatran rhinos have fallen pregnant at an Indonesian sanctuary, boosting hopes for the survival of one of the world’s rarest and most threatened mammals, the government said on Sunday.
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved BKS Green Energy Corp.’s construction of point-to-point transmission facilities to connect its solar project to the national grid.
NEW DELHI — Indian police launched an investigation on Sunday into allegations of sexual harassment against officers during protests in the capital against the country’s election commission.
GLOBE Telecom Inc. is seeing opportunities to support the Philippines’ proposed technology corridor as the government explores how the country can participate in the emerging global technology ecosystem under the Pax Silica initiative.
BEIJING — World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday night in Beijing.
AMERICA still rolls the red, white (sorry, no blue) carpet to unlimited number of visitors. After all, international visitors generated $217.4 billion in revenues and supported almost 18 million jobs in the US in 2019, a legacy that flourished until the second Trump administration, the World Travel and Tourism repor…
AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
Cornell president to review alleged student gang rape
LONDON — Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into artificial intelligence (AI), eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital.
AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
Criminals accused of using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as cover for human trafficking, fraud, murder.
Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of attempted robbery after she brandished a knife at staff at an MTR station customer service centre and demanded Octopus cards and cash. A source familiar with the case told the South China Morning Post on Monday that the woman, a Hong Kong resident surnamed Lai, was armed …
Police told woman carrying knife had gone from Diamond Hill station towards Plaza Hollywood shopping centre.
Sheikh Mohamed and Meloni reaffirm strategic partnership goals in phone call
Earlier this week, the "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" alum shaded the "Diamonds" singer for being an hour late to the Dior fashion show.
Ambassador vows cooperation as Japan protests after a US marine’s arrest in connection to Okinawa murder case.
Wu Yize claims his first ranking title since he became world champion - a result that means China will have the top two players in the rankings for the first time.
Human rights advocates warned that redevelopment of Gohardasht Prison could erase evidence from a site linked to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and decades of abuse.
PARIS — After a weekend lull, high schoolers in France are expected back at the barricades this coming week in their protest movement that is rattling the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
At least 25 injured at block party shooting in Georgia and three wounded in Baltimore park shooting, officials sayTwo people were killed and at least 25 others injured when a shooting erupted at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early on Sunday, according to authorities.In another high-profile mass shooti…
A march protesting against the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan kicked off in northwest Pakistan on Sunday after talks to avoid the demonstration stalled. Authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad, with the march planned by supporters o…
Government authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad after the march was postponed.
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.
Calls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknownAn Egyptian journalist has been charged with joining a terrorist group, days after an entire newsroom was detained in what rights groups have said is a crackdown on press freedoms.Last week, authorities arre…
Madbouly says river is matter of 'national security and existential importance'
Education minister says 24 schools have been burnt or ransacked and 78 staff members injured since student unrest began last monthEurope live – latest updatesMore than 400 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests.Lessons will be totally or …
UAE fans can register for chartered flights to cheer on the national team in Jeddah
TEHRAN — Two oil tankers have been struck by “unidentified projectiles” in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British maritime agency said Friday, in the latest threat to shipping in the waterway.
The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
Key unions representing Nassau County police officers and New York City firefighters are backing Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi's re-election bid.
WASHINGTON — It’s glitzier. And there’s way more gold.
President Trump doxed Senate “friend’’ Tom Cotton on Saturday, blasting out the GOPer’s personal cellphone number online in furious retaliation for stopping a bill to make daylight savings time permanent
‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter Submitted by Hani Abu Rezeq on Sun, 10/04/2026 - 11:23 Mary Abu Dawud and her mother Maysaa were among five Palestinians killed when three strikes hit their residential building in Gaza City Fourteen-year-old Fuad shows a…
Suspected arson ringleader Lashaundalyn Whitlock Brown had a "long criminal history" per court filings, and is currently being held without bail.
