Philippine finmin: BSP may opt to hike rates by 25 bps or keep unchanged
MANILA— Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Monday the central bank could decide to either hike the key interest rate by 25 basis points...
Actor Lance Reddick, police chief on ‘The Wire,’ dead at age 60
LOS ANGELES— Actor Lance Reddick, best known for his commanding presence as a no-nonsense police chief on the acclaimed television drama "The Wire" and for...
Barbie Almalbis marks 25th anniversary with ‘tita/tito-friendly’ concert
Filipino alt-rock icon Barbie Almalbis gathered music lovers and artists as she celebrated her 25th anniversary in the music industry last March 11 at...
Ukraine war: International court issues warrant for Putin’s arrest
AMSTERDAM/KYIV— The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow's forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war...
BSP revises 2023 current account projection
MANILA— The Philippine central bank said on Friday it expects a current account deficit of $17.1 billion for 2023, equivalent to 4% of gross...
Bureau of Immigration urged to refund flight expenses amid offloading, missed flights
Some Filipinos online called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to be accountable and refund flights following its apology to a female traveler whose video...
Tech lately: AMD-powered laptops fresh off the market this March
Lenovo Philippines released AMD-powered laptops which are catered to different works and lifestyles. Francis Judan, Lenovo Philippine's business development manager, said that decision to shift to an AMD...
TikTok’s Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nations
The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the...
Mix of new and familiar: Here’s what you can eat at Cinema ’76 Cafe
Cinephiles and foodies no longer need to fret because the iconic Cinema '76 Café is back and better than before. The movie-themed café will be...
ChatGPT can’t lie to you, but you still shouldn’t trust it
“ChatGPT is a natural language generation platform based on the OpenAI GPT-3 language model.” Why did you believe the above statement? A simple answer is...
AIM partners with University of Houston to offer double undergrad degree
Aspiring entrepreneurs are now given the chance to earn a double degree from two prestigious business schools. The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the...
BSP: Local banking system remains safe and sound
MANILA— The Philippine central bank said on Friday that the local banking system remains safe and sound, amid concerns over the potential for contagion stemming from...
‘Cong Teves’: Bong Teves clears ‘misconceptions’ as name gets dragged in Degamo killing
A party-list representative with the same surname as Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr (Negros Oriental, Third District) issued a clarification amid misconceptions of being...
‘Parasite’ star Choi Woo Shik visits Navotas City
South Korean actor Choi Woo-shik was spotted filming in Navotas City. The "Our Beloved Summer" actor was seen wearing a plain earth tone color shirt in the...
‘Na-gaslight tayo’: JaDine fans revive Yassi Pressman’s old statement amid Issa-James pic
Yassi Pressman's statement about the cheating allegations involving her sister Issa recirculated on social media following rumors that the latter and James Reid are now...