Federal vs state law: Marijuana businesses brace for investment chill as US changes policy

Cannabis businesses across the United States said they are bracing for an investment slowdown following the US Justice Department’s Thursday directive that will allow the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug.

WATCH | Palace names Cuy DDB chair, designates ex-AFP chief Año as DILG OIC

Interior OIC-Secretary Catalino S. Cuy has been appointed to a new position - as chair of the Dangerous Drugs Board - and his undersecretary, former military chief Eduardo M. Año, was designated officer in charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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Sanofi vows to cooperate with FDA after P100K fine, suspension of clearance

The Philippines has fined Sanofi P100,000 and suspended clearance for the French drug maker’s controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, citing violations on product registration and marketing, its health secretary said on Thursday. The French pharmaceutical vowed to cooperate with FDA.

Cate Blanchett to head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury

The Australian actress will become the 11th woman to chair the event in the festival’s history.

NO WINTER THIS YEAR | ‘Game of Thrones’ last season set for 2019

Multiple endings for the six-episode final season will be filmed to avoid leaks or hacks of how the saga ends.

TRAIN may push up prices of local, imported meats but broiler raisers to absorb...

With the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), prices of local and imported meats in the market may also go up.

Amid issues of hate speech, foreign meddling in polls, CEO Zuckerberg sets 2018 goal:...

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday his goal for 2018 was to put the business he co-founded on a more solid footing, a break with his longstanding practice of setting a purely personal annual goal.

Blizzard wallops US Northeast, knocks out power, snarls travel

A powerful blizzard battered the Northeast on Thursday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people and snarling travel amid a long cold snap that has gripped much of the United States for more than a week and killed more than a dozen people.

Record capital raising at PSE expected this year

Encouraged by the positive economic outlook, corporates are expected to raise a record amount of capital from the stock market this year, even with a slowdown in initial public offerings (IPO), First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) said in a briefing on Thursday.
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WATCH | NBI summons Metrobank, Globe officials on ‘palit SIM’ online banking caper

The National Bureau of Investigation has summoned officials of Metrobank and Globe Telecom to shed light into an apparent scam involving the unauthorized switching...
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WATCH | Crime lab: Mandaluyong fatality may have been shot at close range

One of the two civilians who were killed on December 28, involving cops in Mandaluyong City who had acted on erroneous information fed by...

Maine Mendoza, Vice Ganda lead most influential Twitter PH personalities in 2017

Vice Ganda has the most followed Filipino Twitter account with former leader Anne Curtis just behind him.

PCC approves Phoenix Petroleum’s acquisition of Family Mart

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the acquisition by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (Phoenix) of shares in Philippine FamilyMart CVS, Inc. (PFM) or Philippine Family Mart.

Drug rehab patients speak out on drug war through their public art installation

The public art installation aims to invite both the participants and public to take a deeper understanding on the ongoing war against drugs.
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NUPL looking back at 2017: UNMASKING THE TYRANT, FIGHTING THE TYRANNY

2017 was the year of the epiphany for the Filipino people. Slowly, we have unmasked the illusion of change that this government vowed to...