Joy and pride as Philippines wins basketball gold again, at last
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos roared in joy and relief as their men’s basketball team ended decades of heartbreak in winning their first Asian Games gold medal in 61 years.
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NPC launches probe on PhilHealth breach More than 10 hacked external systems restored
MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has launched an investigation to ascertain the full scope of the data breach involved in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ransomware attack, as it discovers over 700 gigabytes (GB) extracted from a data dump claimed to be from the Medusa hacker group.
Philippines Marcos Jr says boat deaths in South China Sea being probed
Three Filipino fishermen died after their fishing boat was struck by a still unidentified foreign commercial vessel in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard reported, and the country’s president has promised a full investigation.
Nations to raise $12B to restore coral reefs
BANGKOK: A coalition of 45 countries pledged Tuesday to raise $12 billion for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs, which are threatened worldwide by the effects of climate change.
PNP: Nearly 300kg shabu seized at MICT
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) said that the Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG) has seized approximately 270 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or «shabu» at the Manila International Container Terminal or MICT.
4 former gov’t execs convicted for PDAF misuse
Four former officers of the defunct Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) have been sentenced to up to 47 years in prison following their conviction for graft and malversation of public funds.
Economic team continues series of consultations on MUP pension reform, meets with Philippine Navy
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Diokno: Labor market holds strength in July 2023, supported by reforms to PH investment environment
The country’s unemployment rate in July 2023 decreased to 4.8 percent from the 5.2 percent recorded in the same period last year. The number of unemployed persons fell to 2.3 million in July, down by 329 thousand from July 2022, reflecting the continued improvement in the labor market.