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StanChart rolls out financing for women, youth micro-entrepreneurs

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Philippines has launched a program supporting women and youth micro-entrepreneurs to promote greater financial inclusion.

Phl, Australia aim to deepen economic ties

The Philippines and Australia aim to strengthen their economic relations by promoting more significant trade and investments.

Fossil fuel reserves down 47% in 2023

The value of the country's top-class fossil fuel reserves declined steeply in 2023, driven mainly by the lower valuation of coal stocks, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Gov't urged to reduce fish wastage

The government should help fishermen reduce their post-harvest losses, which reach up to 40 percent, according to international marine conservation organization Oceana.

"Sound competition policy vital to economic growth'

A well-crafted competition policy can open new pathways for economic opportunities and help sustain economic growth, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Archers in Final Four; Eagles stay in hunt

Reigning champion La Salle punched the first ticket to the Final Four with a 70-45 mastery of Adamson as Ateneo spoiled Santo Tomas' homestand, 67-64, in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball yesterday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.

PBA seeks 2-year pact with HK team

The way is clearing for the PBA to sign a two-year contract with twotime ASEAN League champion Hong Kong Eastern for the team to play in back-to-back Commissioner's Cups as a guest entry.

Pirates fall to Chiefs

Arellano University overcame a feisty Lyceum of the Philippines U, 91-86, in a game marred by a hard and scary fall by LPU big man John Bravo in the NCAA Season 100 at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.

Team Asia rules Reyes Cup

Singaporean Aloysius Yapp smashed Spaniard Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, 5-1, Friday night to complete Team Asia's 11-6 annihilation of fancied Team Europe in the inaugural Reyes Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

KINGS EYE CLINCHER AGAINST BEERMEN

TNT has already taken care of business and marched into the finals. Now the onus is on Barangay Ginebra to get its job done against San Miguel Beer if it wants a rematch with its tormentor in the PBA Governors' Cup finals in 2023.

Hamas mourns Sinwar, Vows no hostage release

Hamas vowed on Friday not to release the hostages seized during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar.

World cholera vaccine stockpile empty - WHO

There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop the disease's spread.

Russia, Ukraine swap 190 POWs

Russia said on Friday that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

Google wins delay in opening Android app store to rivals

A US judge on Friday let Google delay opening Android-powered smartphones to rival app shops, suspending a Nov. 1 deadline ordered in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games.

Meta unveils AI tie-up with horror movie producers

Tech giant Meta (in photo) has unveiled a partnership with horror film production company Blumhouse to road-test its latest AI video tool.

Power plant failure triggers blackout across Cuba

Cuba's electrical grid went down on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored.

PDEA: 114,892 drug suspects arrested under BBM

Up to 114,892 persons were arrested in the fight against the illegal drug trade under the Marcos administration, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said in a report released on Friday.

Police pursue persons of interest

In kidnapping of US citizen

‘Bomb joke’ delays flight at Silay airport

Two passengers talking about \"watusi\" delayed a flight bound for Manila from Silay City in Negros Occidental yesterday.

Dismantle private armed groups, DILG orders

Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla has ordered the police to dismantle all private armed groups in the country by March next year.

Chinese shot dead in Makati restaurant

A shooting incident erupted in a hotpot restaurant in Makati City after midnight last Thursday, claiming the life of a 29-year-old Chinese man.

4 ranking cops get new posts

Four senior police officials have been designated to new posts in another round of reshuffling in the Philippine National Police ordered by its chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil.

Repatriated OFWs from Lebanon get free medical exam, hospitalization

The Department of Health (DOH) has committed to provide repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon free medical examination and hospital admission, if needed.

MMDA to bets: Avoid early campaigning

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) believes that politicians will be \"decent\" and avoid potential early campaigning during Undas, or the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in the country.

P3.4-M shabu seized in QC

Police confiscated shabu valued at P3.4 million in Quezon City last Friday afternoon.

Malabon gov't reopens Tugatog cemetery

After three years of rehabilitation, the Tugatog Public Cemetery in Malabon City was reopened to the public yesterday, allowing people to visit their deceased loved ones ahead of the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day next month.

Phl, France strengthen marine conservation cooperation efforts

The Philippines and France are taking steps to strengthen cooperation in ensuring marine conservation, with key government officials from both countries holding the first of a series of \"Blue Talks\" with local and foreign experts on biodiversity.

Sweeping reforms urged in PNP, PDEA

President Marcos should initiate sweeping reforms in the country's law enforcement sector in light of recent allegations of corruption and abuses of Philippine National Police (PNP) officers in the anti-drug campaign of former president Rodrigo Duterte which were revealed at the House of Representatives' quad comm hearings, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

DSWD: Programs insulated from politics

With the upcoming midterm polls in 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that policies are in place to insulate the agency's programs and services from politics.

Richard Gomez files bill banning soda in gov't offices

Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez is proposing legislation that will ban soda and other sugary drinks in all government offices to help address the country's diabetes problem.