Saudi Aramco in stake sale talks with Chinese investor: sources

Saudi Aramco is considering the sale of a stake to a Chinese investor as plans for its highly-anticipated international public offering are pushed beyond its 2018 target, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Cebu Pacific mounts additional flights for those affected by Iloilo runway incident; airport stays...

(UPDATE 11:45PM) Cebu Pacific (CEB) has dispatched additional flights over the weekend to accommodate passengers on canceled flights to and from Iloilo, where the international airport was shut down Friday after a CEB plane veered off the runway.
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PAGASA: ODETTE continues to move toward West Philippine Sea; no more storm signals hoisted

The state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, or PAGASA, reported that Severe Tropical Storm Odette had "slightly intensified" on Saturday...
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SUPREME COURT ON DE LIMA’S PETITION | Here’s how the magistrates voted

The Supreme Court, voting 9-6, this week dashed the petition of Senator Leila de Lima questioning the jurisdiction of a Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court over her case, among others. De Lima is set to appeal the ruling.

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BPO industry’s increasing shift to automation worries call center agents, impacts women more

The government continues to tout the business process outsourcing sector as a key growth driver and jobs generator, but has not done much to stem the danger of job losses as many big businesses, especially foreign clients, shift to automation, an industry leader said.

Storm Odette lashes Pangasinan, Mindoro, Palawan on its way out of PAR

Moderate to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Odette continued to batter Dagupan city and Pangasinan province, where the weather bureau retained tropical cyclone warning signal No. 2 on Saturday as Odette remained almost stationary despite being forecast to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility later on Saturday (Oct. 14). Odette also lashed the Mindoro provinces and Palawan.

Cebu Pacific plane veers off runway at Iloilo, forces closure of airport

A Cebu Pacific plane veered off the runway at Iloilo International airport Friday night, forcing closure of the airport and stranding thousands of passengers.

Semirara Mining and Power’s P1.69-B first-half royalty payments to DOE nearly triple 2016 level

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) said its first-half royalty payments to the Energy department reached P1.69 billion, nearly three times the P575 million it paid during the same period last year.

Aguirre orders NBI to ‘share’ all anti-drugs info with PDEA

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Friday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to share with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) all the information pertaining to their anti-illegal drugs operations.

First Philippine Holdings exec falls to his death at Rockwell tower — police

Lopez-led First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) on Friday has confirmed the death of Ferdinand Edwin S. CoSeteng, president of two of the listed holding firm’s subsidiaries.

Storm Odette signals lifted except for Pangasinan, but it will be rainy in NCR,...

Tropical storm Odette, which is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility later on Saturday (Oct. 14), has maintained its strength and remained almost stationary the past six hours, spawning rains in a big part of Luzon,weather bureau PAGASA said.

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Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift

US President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement on Friday in defiance of other world powers, choosing not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal and warning he might ultimately terminate it.
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WATCH | Pres. Duterte gives notice about the possibility of declaring a revolutionary government

President Rodrigo Duterte warned in a PTV interview over the program Sa Totoo Lang that alleged moves to destabilize the government, mainly by the...