Clint Bondad’s sole Instagram following of Tom Rodriguez leaves netizens curious
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Singapore Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Bangkok, one dead, 30 injuries reported
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Birthday greeting for ‘Mommy Patty’ brought up after Alice Guo’s ‘love child’ revelation
After Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo claimed that she is a love child of her father and a house helper, discussions about a deleted...
Asian FX, equities falter as Fed officials flag rate-cut caution
Philippine peso drops to over 1-1/2-year low
U.S. Fed meeting minutes awaited
Indonesia, S.Korea rate decision in focus Most emerging Asian currencies and equities...
Mindanao cardinal deplores Cotabato chapel grenade attack
Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the archbishop emeritus of Cotabato, denounced the grenade attack at a village chapel in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on...
Richard Gere drew on father’s death for role in Cannes entry ‘Oh, Canada’
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‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: All the usual froth, but a more mature edge as Regency...
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Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan — Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone.
At least on...
Election year Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France — "The Apprentice", Iran-born director Ali Abbasi's much-anticipated drama of a young Donald Trump's ascendancy as a New York real estate mogul, premiered at...
‘May mga positive na naman’: Medical community urges masking as COVID-19 cases rise
Some online Filipinos, including those from the medical community, warned the public about the recent rise in COVID-19 cases. Physician Benjamin Co, an infectious disease...
Young Voices of the Philippines to sing at first World Children’s Day in Rome
Filipino children’s choir, Young Voices of the Philippines (YVP), will participate and sing at the first World Children’s Day called for by Pope Francis in Rome...
South Korean won, Indonesian rupiah lead Asian currencies lower
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0201 GMT: CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
156.470
156.24
-0.15 Sing dlr
1.348
1.3473
-0.05 Taiwan dlr
32.300
32.236
-0.20 Korean won
1365.700
1355.9
-0.72 Baht
36.225
36.09
-0.37 Peso
58.000
57.85
-0.26 Rupiah
16035.000
15970
-0.41 Rupee
83.335
83.335
0.00 Ringgit
4.692
4.683
-0.19 Yuan
7.241
7.2342
-0.10 Change...
Philippines posts $639 million balance of payments deficit in April
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Philippines to extend halt of onion imports, farm ministry says
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How Zubiri’s resignation as Senate President affected Pinoys
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