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SEVERAL lawmakers have congratulated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his inclusion in the prestigious 100 Most Influential People of 2024 by American newsmagazine Time, noting his «unwavering dedication to advance the Philippines' interests» and «securing the future» for Filipinos.
SHANGHAI, China -- Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race Saturday ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez to increase his Formula One world championship lead.
MANILA, Philippines – Yu-Ju Chen leads a formidable lineup of competitors from the LPGA of Taiwan (TLPGA) set to compete in the ICTSI Luisita Ladies International 2024, ready to go head-to-head with the country’s best and top players from the Asia Golf Leaders Forum.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino pita wrap brand Turks recently reached another milestone as it opened its third international branch in Southeast Asia, coinciding with the launch of two new food items in the Philippines.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) [link] fine-tuned its projection for our FY24 GDP growth yesterday, increasing it from 6.0% to 6.2%. According to the IMF, this is due to the “carryover from a better-than-expected outturn in the last quarter of 2023”. The Philippines is projected to be the fastest-growing economy in the region for FY24, with the second-fastest (Indonesia) projected to grow at just 5.0%. The ASEAN regional average projected growth is 4.5%.
NEW DELHI: Amid heightened tensions between the Philippines and China, India will begin initial deliveries of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Manila on Friday. Two IAF heavy-lift aircraft will ferry the first lot of missiles and launchers, under the $375 million contract for three anti-ship BrahMos coastal batteries inked in Jan 2022, to the Clark International Airport in the Pampanga region of the Philippines, sources said on Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — Six former champions, among them two full IRONMAN winners, are shifting their focus to the age-group competition as they step back to make way for the return of elite professionals in the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu set to blast Sunday in Mactan, Cebu.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging Timor-Leste authorities to extradite or deport expelled congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. after his son allegedly bribed a member of the Timor-Leste police.