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SMC earnings climb 19% to P37 B

Earnings of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) rose by nearly a fifth in the nine months ending September, on the back of strong revenue growth across its businesses.

PAL profit down on spending spurt

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) sustained a 55-percent drop in its profit in the nine months to September, dragged by declining passenger revenues and spiking aviation costs.

Lingering headwinds sink stocks deeper

The local stock market sank deeper as investor sentiment remained affected by lingering headwinds.

MVP sees PLDT attaining income goal of P35 B

Industry leader PLDT Inc. is projected to close the year achieving its target of raising P35 billion in core income, as the telco managed to squeeze in profit growth amid market challenges.

"Phl leads Asean in credit growth trend"

The Philippines is expected to post the most optimistic credit growth trend across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to Bank of America Global Research.

Legislated funding eyed to revitalize ailing banana industry

The government and industry stakeholders are looking at legislating a plan that will not just revitalize the country's ailing banana sector but also salvage the country's eroding market share abroad.

Treasury streamlines tax treaty procedure

The Bureau of the Treasury has rationalized tax treaty procedures for government securities in a bid to boost the local capital market.

Kai now in town

Kai Sotto arrived here from Japan the other night ready to join Gilas at the Inspire Sports Academy camp in Calamba on Friday.

Pampanga makes nat'l finals

Pampanga sprinted as San Juan sputtered in the homestretch, pushing the Giant Lanterns past the Knights, 81-73, and to their second straight North Division crown in the MPBL Sixth Season Monday at the packed Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.

Alcaraz yields to Ruud

Carlos Alcaraz struggled with a stomach issue and looked far from the player who won two Grand Slams this year while losing to Casper Ruud 6-1, 7-5 at the ATP Finals on Monday.

PLDT OFF TO FLYING START

DAVISON, PALS RIP CHAMELEONS

Pirates close in on Final Four berth

Jonathan Daileg went from zero to hero as he bailed out Lyceum of the Philippines University with a fourth quarter to remember in a 74-65 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College yesterday in NCAA Season 100 at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.

Wembanyama joins elite cast

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama had another monstrous outing that put him in the record books among some impressive company.

Meralco unveils Durham sub

EASL action shifts to the PhilSports Arena tonight as PBA champion teams San Miguel Beer and Meralco take on separate opponents in a twinbill that's a double treat for fans. In the 6:10 p.m. curtain raiser, the Beermen face the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of Taiwan and in the 8:10 p.m. nightcap, the Bolts battle the Busan KCC Egis of Korea.

Yale university to offer course on Beyonce

With a record 99 Grammy nominations and acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyonce (in photo) and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University next year.

North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North's state media reported yesterday, as the US, South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

Ukraine says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk

Ukraine said on Monday its hard-pressed military was battling 50,000 troops in Russia's Kursk region to its north, while also scrambling to reinforce two besieged fronts in the east and bracing to meet an infantry assault in the south.

World leaders meet for climate talks; big names missing

Dozens of world leaders arrived in Azerbaijan yesterday for COP29, but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt.

Kremlin denies Trump call, says West not ready for talks

Russia on Monday denied a reported call between President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump on the Ukraine conflict and said it saw no signs the West was ready for talks.

SC: Sulu exclusion from BARMM takes effect immediately

A ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law but excluding Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is immediately executory, according to the Supreme Court.

Worker sues Casio over slapping incident

A business process outsourcing employee who was slapped by relieved Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesman Winston John Casio during a raid on a suspected Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in Bagac, Bataan has filed criminal charges against the official.

Burglars hit Laguna gov's house

Burglars reportedly broke into the house of Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez and carted away P20 million in cash, police said yesterday.

Eastman kidnap suspect, 2 others slain in shootout

Three men, including a suspect in the kidnapping of American national Elliot Onil Eastman, were killed in an encounter in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay yesterday.

IMSI 'spoofing' gadgets

COMMONSENSE

Drug war: They shoot children, don't they? (1)

GOTCHA

A call out to China for distorting the truth

THE CORNER ORACLE

Why were Trump voters laughing?

world view |There are many things about Donald Trump's enduring support that I understand in my gut, like opposition to the stupidest woke ideas, such as defunding the police, or the hunger for a strongman who could stop the winds of change

Following orders

This is the cost of following orders, whether blindly or knowingly, in the Philippine National Police: 214 cops faced 352 criminal charges, with 20 still in detention, for carrying out the war on drugs during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. Another 195 cops were sacked while 398 face possible dismissal from the PNP over administrative cases.

No system, no control

CTALK

Life-threatening

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy spent six months in hiding with no report that he ever required hospital confinement for any affliction. But perhaps arrest and detention without bail, in accommodations that a man wealthy enough to tool around in a private jet may not be used to, can trigger a \"life-threatening\" affliction.