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Pinoy executed in Saudi Arabia for murder

A Filipino has been executed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a Saudi national despite years of efforts by the Philippines to prevent the execution, including a presidential appeal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

Makati Medical Center shines at Investors in People Philippines Awards

Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) received the Social Responsibility Award and was named runner-up for People Investor of the Year at the Investors in People (IIP) Philippines Awards recently.

BIR seizes illicit cigarettes with P8-B tax deficiencies

The sale of illicit cigarettes continues to be a government problem with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) finding P8 billion in tax liabilities from its latest operation.

Maybank eyes more Islamic banking

Maybank Philippines Inc.(MPI), a member of the Malaysian Maybank Group, a leading financial services group ranked No. 4 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by assets, is looking to set up more Islamic banking branches as it reviews where to best position them alongside some of its other branches in the Philippines.

New SEC guidelines seen to power up energy sector

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to launch early next year a set of guidelines that will help further energize the country's power sector.

Anatomy of an expensive toilet soap bar

One basic rule in quality and productivity improvement is that management must listen to all employee ideas, even those that appear absurd at first glance.

Bank lending picks up for 2nd straight month

The growth in loans disbursed by big banks accelerated for a second straight month to 10.9 percent in August, from 10.4 percent in July, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

Push for wealth tax resurfaces

As digital tax seen to hit consumers more

Cebu Pacific using AirSWIFT for El Nido trips

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will add a niche route to its flight network with its acquisition of boutique airline AirSWIFT Transport Inc. , which operates direct trips to El Nido, Palawan.

Megaworld names Kevin Tan as new executive director

Tycoon Kevin Tan has ascended the ranks at property giant Megaworld Corp., taking on the role of executive director as he succeeds his mother, Katherine Tan, who stepped down yesterday.

Index surges, hits new 5-year high

The local stock market started the week on a high note, surging to its highest close in almost five years on the back of encouraging eco- nomic data here and abroad.

Forex reserves hit record-high $112 B

The country's foreign exchange buffer rose for a fifth straight month in September, reaching an all-time high of $112 billion on the back of higher foreign borrowings by the national government and rising gold prices in the world market.

Blazers, Cardinals go for 7-2 slates

College of St. Benilde aims to regain its confidence and maintain its grip on the lead when it battles Jose Rizal U today in NCAA Season 100 at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.

Gauff clobbers Muchova for 8th career title

BEIJING (AP)-Coco Gauff won her second title this season with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova in the China Open final on Sunday.

Sparkling twin gold for Phl rugby

The Philippines scored a historic twin kill in the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy after powerful performances by the Volcanoes 7s men's and women's teams over the weekend in Nepal.

Far from over

There will be no stepladder situation in the UAAP men's basketball playoffs this year.

Zaragosa out to defend Iloilo crown

Coming off an impressive runner-up finish in the previous Philippine Golf Tour event at Forest Hills, Rupert Zaragosa is poised to defend his title at the ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge in Iloilo.

US duo win medicine Nobel for gene regulation discovery

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded yesterday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza war anniversary

Hezbollah rockets hit Israel's third largest city Haifa early yesterday as the country looked poised to expand ground incursions into southern Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East.

New 'Joker' film tops N. America box office

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Warner Bros. \"Joker: Folie a Deux,\" a dark new musical Batman spinoff, earned an estimated $40 million over the weekend to top the North American box office, industry watchers reported on Sunday.

Kamala Harris rejects Republican's ‘childless' dig

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel began its commemorations yesterday of the one-year anniversary of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion at vigils at massacre sites and rallies calling for the return of hostages.

US duo win medicine Nobel for gene regulation discovery

STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded yesterday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

Comelec eyes Negros Oriental as poll hotspot

BACOLOD CITY - The entire province of Negros Oriental is being eyed by the regional office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for inclusion in the list of areas considered as election hotspots.

Tap dairy agency in milk feeding program, DepEd urged

A group of dairy producers has asked the Department of Education to include the National Dairy Authority (NDA) in the implementation of DepEd's P2-billion milk feeding program.

Lawmaker challenges Magalong for mayor

BAGUIO CITY - Baguio Rep. Marquez Go is challenging Mayor Benjamin Magalong in the mayoral race in the 2025 mid- term elections.

85% of Batangas hogs to be vaccinated vs ASF

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to vaccinate at least 80 to 85 percent of the remaining pig population in Batangas next year to achieve herd immunity against African swine fever (ASF).

For senator

I profile here some of the leading candidates for senator.

What I'm thinking about on the first anniversary of the war

So what am I thinking about on this anniversary of the Hamas-Hezbollah-Iran-Israel war? Something my strategy teacher, Prof. John Arquilla of the US Naval Postgraduate School, taught me - all wars come down to two basic questions: Who wins the battle on the ground? And who wins the battle of the story? And what I am thinking about today is how, even after a year of warfare, in which Hamas and Hezbollah and Israel have inflicted terrible pain on one another's forces and civilians, no one has decisively won the battle on the ground or the battle for the story.

Better airport cargo service blocked by court

EYES WIDE OPEN - Talk of the town the past couI ple of days are the changes at the Aquino International Airport (NAIA) now that tycoon Ramon S.\"RSA\" Ang's consortium has taken over the operations of the country's main gateway.

Exuberant

FIRST PERSON - You know how that adage goes: if it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't.