3 Aussie firms keen on investing in PH

Three Australian companies have expressed interest to invest in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement Wednesday.

TV5’s ‘Amo’ first Filipino series to be picked up by Netflix

The 13-episode mini-series will be available worldwide on Netflix starting April 9.

Facebook made mistakes on user data — Zuckerberg

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said that his company made mistakes in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers’ access to such information.

Ginebra launches 2018 limited edition jerseys

The new limited edition jerseys will be worn by the team in the upcoming 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup starting April 2018.

BUSINESSES WITH HEARTS | BPI Sinag Year 4 social enterprises program launched

This year, BPI Sinag aims to deepen its impact and reach out most especially to social enterprises in the agribusiness, healthcare, energy, and education sectors.

THROWBACK | Twitter celebrates 12th birthday by recalling first tweets of Vice Ganda, other...

Do you still remember your first tweet? Twitter does.

Gonstead chiropractic technique not just for back and spinal problems

Unknown to many, optimizing one's overall health and wellbeing is possible with chiropractic care.

Bigger, modern, world-class airport: vision of NAIA by super-consortium

A bigger, more modern, world-class and comfortable airport - that is the vision for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport by a super-consortium of some of the country's biggest companies as they unveiled more details of their proposal on Wednesday.
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DBM, DOH to seek supplemental budget for Dengvaxia recipients

The Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Health will request for a supplemental budget for the Assistance to Dengvaxia vaccinees program after Zuellig Pharma refunded PHP1.16 billion of unused vaccines, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday.

With VP Leni for third day, Duterte turns on the charm – before blasting...

In a rare confluence of occasions, President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo - who resigned her Cabinet post last year amid intramurals between pro-Duterte groups and the Liberal Party where she belongs - found themselves together at events for three successive days, prompting the irrepressible President to turn on the charm despite their political differences.

Reuters reporters in court 100 days after their arrest in Myanmar

Two Reuters reporters appeared in a Myanmar court for the 11th time on Wednesday, which marked 100 days since they were arrested in December and accused of possessing secret government papers.

Rep. Lucy Torres Gomez, House Tourism panel chief, bucks new construction at Boracay

New construction, including the planned integrated casino resort, would have to take a “backseat” in the rehabilitation of Boracay Island to stop its decay and eventual demise, two lawmakers said.
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Bus crash kills at least 19, injures more than a dozen: police

At least 19 passengers were killed and more than a dozen injured when a commuter bus crashed into a ravine in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday evening, police said.
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Maiden ‘panda’ offer oversubscribed

The government raised 1.46 billion renminbi (RMB) on Tuesday from its maiden “panda” bond sale amid “overwhelming demand” from both offshore and onshore investors, the Investor Relations Office (IRO) announced in a press statement on Tuesday.

Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on US election, Facebook questioned

The suspended chief executive of Cambridge Analytica said in a secretly recorded video broadcast that his UK-based political consultancy’s online campaign played a decisive role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory.