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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the inflation rate for September 2023 climbed to 6.1%, primarily driven by sharp rises in food prices, especially rice, and the constant increase in transportation costs due to surging fuel prices.
MANILA, Philippines — The health maintenance organization (HMO) industry swung to a net loss of P1.2 billion in the first semester, as benefits and claims by its members soared.
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said the agency recorded a significant increase in this year's foreign and Filipino arrivals, which showed that «tourism is on a rebound.»
MANILA, Philippines — The Premier Volleyball League closes out the season with a couple of firsts – the first time it will hold two All-Filipino Conferences in a year and the first opening playdate where it will pit two sister teams against each other.
Globe Telecom Inc. further intensified its campaign against cable theft to protect customers and ensure undisrupted internet connectivity.
Muhammad Ali today led the tributes to Smokin' Joe Frazier, one of the greatest world champion heavyweight boxers, who has died from liver cancer at the age of 67.Frazier famously ended Ali's unbeaten record as a professional in New York in 1971, lost a rematch in 1974, and was again defeated by his rival in 1975 in the famous 'Thrilla In Manila', an encounter still regarded as one of the most brutal in boxing history.The rivalry between Frazier and Ali was intense and was tainted by the insults spat by the 'Louisville Lip'. But today, Ali insisted: «I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration. The world has lost a great champion.
Fears were growing today for a British businesswoman who has gone missing in the Philippines.Friends and family have launched a Facebook appeal to find Carole Day, 56, who was last seen in Manila 12 days ago.The ex-pat, who runs a furniture business, was in the city visiting one of her showrooms before she was due to fly to Thailand on the day she vanished.Mrs Day lives in Hong Kong, where her late husband Richard was a high court judge, with their sons Jai, 25, and Jamie, 21.Jai, an actor, has flown to Manila to help find her. He told the Standard: «We're a very close family — Dad passed away six years ago so it's just the three of us.»My brother and I are very worried. Mum's the kind of person who would phone you three times a day just to see how you are.
So, what is your take on Muhammad Ali? One of the greatest boxers of all time? Or, as he would have had us believe, thePerhaps your video collection includes treasured recordings of Ali's interviews and fights, and your bookcase contains at least one of the many biographies offering the conclusion that he was, and remains, a genuine hero who has touched the lives of millions.If, indeed, you count yourself among the multitude who regard Ali with awe, a new retrospective by Mark Kram will come as the lowest of blows.Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier has just been published by HarperCollins to acclaim and criticism in equal measure in the United States and it will reach bookshops here in September.Fans of Ali, even those who acknowledge his genius to be flawed, will discover that Kram pulls no punches.«Seldom has a public figure of such superficial depth been more wrongly perceived,» he says. «Ali was no more a social force than Frank Sinatra.