30 BOLD YEARS FOR EMPIRE EAST

In celebration of Empire East’s 30th anniversary, Property Report had the opportunity to interview Atty.

Phl risks further losing banana market share in South Korea

The Philippines may lose the South Korean market for bananas if the free trade agreement (FTA) with the East Asian country is not ratified soon, as local exporters face stiffer competition against other foreign suppliers.

Human-AI solutions offered to Phl banks

Human Managed, a data platform for businesses and financial institutions, said Philippine banks should adopt collective intelligence and federated learning as critical strategies to drive innovation.

Inflation falls to 7-month low

Overall inflation eased to a seven-month low in August due mainly to the slower increase in food prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority PSA).

Vargas maps out Aquatics plans

It’s four years away from the Los Angeles Olympics but this early, Philippine Aquatics president Miko Vargas is laying the groundwork to qualify a homegrown swimmer with at least a selection B time and promote openwater swimming as a potential medal event.

TROPA RIP DYIP ON LATE SURGE

Reigning champion TNT Tropang Giga turned it up late to beat Terrafirma, 107-89, and regain a piece of Group A lead in the PBA Governors’ Cup last night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Smart/MVPSF taekwondo championships up

Around 750 black belters from all over the country take part in the 2024 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation Best-ofthe-Best Taekwondo Championships slated Sept. 7-8 at the Ayala Malls, Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

Netanyahu: Hamas rejected everything in Gaza truce talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas had rejected all elements of a proposal for a ceasefi re in Gaza that would help facilitate the release of hostages.

Putin says Russia ready for talks with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Kyiv’s offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing.

Armed man shot dead in Munich near Israeli consulate

Police in Munich fatally shot an armed man in an area near a museum on the city’s Naziera history and the Israeli consulate yesterday.

Pope, Indonesia imam make joint call for peace

Pope Francis and a top Indonesian imam warned yesterday against using religion to stoke conflict before the 87-year-old pontiff holds mass for tens of thousands at a football stadium in Jakarta.

Boy, 14, kills 4 in US school shooting

A 14-year-old boy killed four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said.

Harris visits New Hampshire to tout business tax plan

Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes.

Ex-Albay gov sacked; mayor wife suspended

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed former Albay governor Noel Rosal and suspended his wife, Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Rosal, for allegedly appointing and reassigning several employees after the May 2022 elections.

Marcos' service caravan delivers P1.2-B aid to Davao residents

President Marcos’ Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) is in Davao City to deliver P1.2 billion worth of government services and financial assistance to 250 beneficiaries.

SUV crashes into EDSA busway barriers

A sport utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into barriers along the EDSA bus lane in Quezon City yesterday.

DOH: Flu-like cases surge due to rains

Cases of influenza-like illnesses or ILIs have increased in the past three to four weeks due to incessant rains, the Department of Health reported yesterday.

SRA urged to explain sugar export

Merits of exporting 25,300 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States while importing 200,000 MT of refined sugar must be carefully explained by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), according to Negros Occidental 5th District Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III.

Other POGO execs have also left Phl - PAOCC

Aside from the Guo siblings, other top executives of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have reportedly escaped and left the Philippines, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said yesterday.

DOJ, DFA: No official Indonesia request for prisoner swap

There is no official request from Indonesia for swapping Alice Guo with an Australian drug kingpin and long-time fugitive from Jakarta who was arrested in Cebu last May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday.

Ombudsman orders ERC chair's 6-month suspension

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta amid its ongoing investigation of the administrative charges filed against her by consumer group National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (NASECORE).

2 more LPAs expected within PAR next week

Two tropical cyclones may form or enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by next week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported 2.1 million Filipinos affected by Tropical Storm Enteng.

Garafil replaces Bello at MECO; broadcaster takes over PCO

Former broadcaster Cesar Chavez is the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, with former PCO secretary Cheloy Garafil appointed by President Marcos as the new chief of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).

SC: Marcoses have no ownership right over 57-hectare Paoay property

The Marcos family has no ownership right over a 57-hectare property in Paoay town in Ilocos Norte, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled, as it is ill-gotten wealth from an unconstitutional lease by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Complaint filed vs 12 in onion 'cartel'

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has filed charges against 12 vegetable traders for engaging in anticompetitive agreements in the supply of imported onions.

Ex-mayor's legal team welcomes repatriation

The legal team of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo welcomed her apprehension in Indonesia and her impending repatriation, saying this would allow them to answer allegations and issues lodged against her.

Guo in Phl custody, faces laundering, trafficking raps

Following her arrest in Indonesia, dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo was flown back to Manila last night.

Final peace pact with Reds pushed

President Marcos’ peace adviser yesterday cited the need to eradicate conditions that hinder the forging of a final peace pact with the communists.

CA: Protection order for KOJC 'null and void'

The temporary protection order (TPO) granted by a Davao City court to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) has been nullified by the Court of Appeals.

Lopez-led ecozone holds blood-letting for Red Cross

Lopez-led economic zone developer First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) in Tanauan City, Batangas, has concluded another blood-letting activity in support of efforts of the Philippine Red Cross for voluntary or non-remunerated blood from donors.