While the East Asia and Pacific region has driven the reduction of the Global Prosperity Gap (GPG), the Philippines remains classified as a country with high inequality, World Bank data revealed. According to a World Bank blog published on Jan. 8, the …
New Clark City, a $2.5 billion development north of Manila, aims to be a climate-proof metropolis but faces concerns over displaced Indigenous communities, economic inequality and dependence on fossil fuels. Maggie Wang reports for Grist. In short: New …
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Richard Dean Hicks, 68, of Pioneer, Louisiana, has been convicted by a jury in Monroe following a three-day trial. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty presided over the trial. Hicks was …
The Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) has proposed a pause in excise tax hikes on tobacco, arguing it would deter consumers from buying smuggled cigarettes and stabilize prices for legitimate products. PTI President Jericho B. Nograles highlighted this …
Lingering flight delays and cancellations are likely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) through at least the afternoon of Jan. 10 due to a Delta Air Lines (DL) aircraft incident in combination with severe weather at the airport. The Delta …
The Embassy held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Embassy’s Kalayaan Hall and the Rizal Courtyard on December 30 in honor of the 128th anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal’s martyrdom, in collaboration with the Hague Chapter of the Knights of Rizal. In his speech …
Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star January 11, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Nomura Global Markets Research has raised its current account deficit (CAD) forecast for the Philippines over the next two years, citing external pressures expected to …
Daphne Galvez - The Philippine Star January 11, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has identified the name used by self-confessed former Davao Death Squad hitman Edgar Matobato that enabled him to slip out of the country. …
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