South East Asia

No one's flying the coop. Senator Grace Poe on Friday said that some officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) would be held liable for the technical glitch that paralyzed the count...

Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to return home to face allegations that he was behind the March 4 murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. But Teves has sought an extension of his stay abroad to April 9, acco...

Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police raided three properties of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Friday, later announcing the seizure of several firearms and assorted ammunition. It was...

Tina Salak and her Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws will be the latest to take a shot at La Salle, and the legendary former UAAP star setter has just one thing in mind as they try to stop the Lady Spikers' unbeaten Season 85 women's voll...

PASSI CITY, ILOILO---The end of LA Tenorio's remarkable "Iron Man" streak has put the spotlight on Mark Barroca to try and post a new mark on durability.But the Magnolia guard isn't too focused on trying or even pushing himself too much on...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday launched the Development of Salt Industry Project, or "Oplan Asin," to revitalize the country's salt industry and production. The project was inaugurated in salt-producing Dasol, P...

The flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday maintained that the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines union on June 1, 2022, imposes the same retirement age for all employees....

Authorities collared an Indian national on Thursday for attempting to rob a Grab delivery rider and possessing an unregistered revolver with a defaced serial number. The Quezon City Police District identified the suspect as Jagdeep Singh Brar, 30, and a r...

PASSI CITY, ILOILO---For someone known for his explosiveness and sheer athleticism, Tyrus Hill's pro career has rather been uneventful.Selected seventh overall in the last Rookie Draft, Hill has spent most of his freshman year riding the bench. He had...

BRUSSELS — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Friday banned federal officials from using TikTok on their work phones, making his the latest country to take steps against the Chinese app. A number of national governments in Europe have alrea...

OTTAWA — Canada on Friday banned the import of all Russian aluminum and steel products in a move that Ottawa said was aimed at denying Moscow the ability to fund its war against Ukraine. "Ukraine can and must win this war. We continue to do ever...

The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines shrank by 23 percent to $9.2 billion in 2022 amid a slowdown in global economic growth, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). BSP data show that Philippine-bound net FDI...

Taiwanese investors have expressed keen interest in a new round of investments in the Philippines, particularly in the manufacturing and logistics sector, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza). Peza said on Friday it recently hosted a...

The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed the Philippines' investment-grade credit rating of "A-" with a stable outlook, based partly on pronouncements of the Marcos administration to prioritize fiscal consolidation and infrastructure ...

The country's vehicle output started strong this year, revving up by 60.3 percent year-on-year last January, thereby outpacing other countries in Southeast Asia. Data from the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Automotive Federation, an um...

Philippine stocks were mostly lower on Friday as risk aversion grew after a sell-off in Wall Street overnight and investors digested government data showing a decline in direct investments. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.29 pe...

MANILA, Philippines -The Monetary Board has given banks that use QR (quick response) codes for their payments services up to July 1 to switch to the interoperable "QR Ph" standard, as part of efforts to convince and enable more Filipinos to use th...

Gokongwei-led property giant Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) saw robust profit growth in 2022 on the back of strong sales and the postpandemic recovery of shopping malls. Net income last year hit P9.75 billion, up 21 percent from the previous year and by 12 pe...

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — A third critically endangered Eastern black rhinoceros was born within a year in the Czech Safari Park Dvur Kralove, a unique occurrence, the safari said Friday. The male baby, weighing a healthy 36 kilograms, was name...

MANILA, Philippines --- Cignal made quick work of Iloilo, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15, to cruise to its ninth straight win and move to the cusp of an elimination round sweep of the 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference on Friday at Paco Arena.The HD Spikers rema...

PASSI CITY --- Adrian Wong stood out among the crop of youngsters after leading Team Greats to a 158-138 victory over Team Stalwarts on Friday in the Rookie Sophomore Junior game of the PBA All-Star Weekend here.Wong hit a number from the three-point rang...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More or less 15 short and high-powered firearms, explosives, and ammunition were recovered on March 10 from three houses in Barangay Malabugas, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. One of the houses raided in Bayawan City was alle...

Jun de Guzman of Sletba withstood the challenge of Philippine bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno to win the Senior Masters division finals Friday in the 7th GMTBC-Nilo Penado Open Championships in Sta. Lucia Bowling Center in Cainta, Rizal. De Guzman rolled ...

PASSI CITY --- David Murrell may have won the PBA Slam Dunk contest, but some would say Tyrus Hill won the night.Hill's dunk over Jamie Malonzo will probably be the one fans inside the City of Passi Arena here will remember even if the Blackwater rook...

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines The Mandaue City Veterinary Office is strictly inspecting pork and pork products before these are allowed entry into the city's public and satellite markets. Mandaue City Veterinarian Dr. Karen Merilles said that they are dep...

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has called on Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to return to the country as soon as possible and face the criminal complaints filed against him. Teves, who is currently in the Unite...

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 50 dogs and cats were spayed, neutered, and vaccinated here during the anti-rabies awareness month activity of the Mandaue City Veterinary Office in a mall on Friday, March 10. Dr. Karen Merilles, Mandaue City ve...

True to its commitment to constantly improve to better serve its customers, Visayan Electric has obtained the ISO 55001:2014 certification for integrating asset management in its systems operations. The ISO 55001:2014 is an internationally recognized cert...

MANILA, Philippines — Police on Friday raided the houses of Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves, Jr. searching for loose firearms. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said that the raid was conducted by its Criminal Investigation and De...

Companies try to adapt to artificial intelligence by mimicking ChatGPT or DALL-E. Canva decided to adopt both with its new AI features. The graphic design platform launched an AI text generator to help users create titles, headings, and descriptions for p...

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A truck driver was killed when he was ran over by his own truck on Friday dawn, March 10, 2023, in Sitio Tagutongan, Barangay Suba, Cebu City. Police Staff Sergeant Leigh Vincent Gonzalve, investigator of the accident in a re...

CEBU CITY, Philippines Dianne Padillo secured support from the Cebu City government as she represents the city in the prestigious Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) 2023. With an approved resolution sponsored by Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, the council c...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Danao City government is temporarily banning the entry of live hogs and pork products from Carcar City and Negros Oriental, which recently logged confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious viral di...

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The 681 retrenched workers of a locator from the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City, received on Friday, March 10, cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (D...

Bytedance's TikTok Inc persuaded a federal jury in Los Angeles on Thursday that its Stitch feature does not violate trademark rights belonging to British video-editing company Stitch Editing Ltd. The jury rejected Stitch Editing's argument that Ti...

WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday called for regulation of artificial intelligence technology to ensure it does not hurt growth or become a national security risk, a departure from the business lobbying group's typical anti-regulator...

SHANGHAI The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has sought help from an intelligence technology firm to detect fraud and vet listings, said people with knowledge of the matter, as China adopts high-tech weaponry against crime and corruption in its bid to attract inv...

Wall Street's three major stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, with bank stocks creating the biggest drag while investors also worried that Friday's jobs report could spur more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 50...

TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates on Friday and hold off on making major changes to its controversial bond yield control policy, leaving options open ahead of a leadership transition in April. The meeting will be th...

Investors waking up in Asia on Friday hoping for a quiet day to ease into the weekend will be as well going back to bed, following the volatility that slammed Wall Street on Thursday and crushed the banking sector in particular. Not only will they pick up...

SEOUL -South Korea's current account logged a record deficit in January, central bank data showed on Friday, as exports of goods slumped and overseas travel increased. The country's current account balance logged a deficit of $4.52 billion in Janu...

WASHINGTON The Biden administration's budget plan put forward on Thursday includes requests for billions of dollars of funding for the Indo-Pacific region aimed at countering China through infrastructure investments and other support for U.S. partners...

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines A roll-out and simulation on the training of 4Ps supervisors regarding the Family Development Session (FDS) on Tuberculosis Awareness was conducted in Mandaue City on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The roll-out was conducted by the Dep...

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) has already conducted a threat assessment of all "very important persons" (VIPs) in the city. This was confirmed by Police Colonel Elmer Lim, city director of LCPO. Lim sa...

Elephants the world's largest land mammals are known for their strength. As working animals, they haul heavy loads and also provide elephant rides. One elephant is suffering permanent damage to its back, following years of carrying tourists. The 71-ye...

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Toledo-Xignex Trojans split their two scheduled matches with a win and a loss in the start of the inter-division round of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) on Wednesday evening. The Trojans defe...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed the sister of Press Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The President, who serves as the concurrent agriculture secretary, appointed Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra as assista...

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is considering an extension of the mandatory SIM (subscriber identity module) card registration period as the number of registrants has yet to breach the halfway mark with less than two mo...

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday appealed for an early distribution of the honorariums of public school teachers who serve as poll workers as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has requested for higher compensation for ed...

The Masungi Georeserve Foundation (MGF) has welcomed the Bureau of Corrections' (BuCor) decision to put on hold its plan to construct and develop facilities in the conservation area in Tanay, Rizal. "Knowing the potential environmental impacts of ...