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SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. on Saturday (August 3) is exacting accountability from the owner of the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova that initially caused an oil spill in waters of Bataan but has now reached the coastal towns of Cavite and is already affecting the livelihood of the local fisherfolk.
The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) [link] elected to leave interest rates unchanged yesterday, but remarked through its chairman that the decision to pivot and apply the central bank’s first rate cut “could be on the table in the September meeting.” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that the US job market is in a “good place” and that he would “not like to see material further cooling to the job market”. Mr. Powell said that the Fed was on-trend for a “soft landing”, which is an outcome where inflation is brought back down into the 2% maximum band without triggering a recession.
DAVAO – Local talents shone brightly in the 13-15 age category as AJ Wacan and Johanna Uyking ruled their divisions with 72 and 82, respectively, in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 2 at the South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates here Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on Filipinos to love the country's national language for its role in enriching Filipinos' identity in commemoration of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.
"Totoo man na mas mabilis ang paghupa ng baha ngayon, hindi pa rin tama na dito mapunta ang usapan! Kasi hindi na dapat pinag-uusapan yung paghupa, ang pinag-uusapan dapat ay yung hindi na magbabaha. Hindi sapat na mabilis humupa ang baha dahil hindi naman talaga dapat bumabaha."
PARIS — Rower Joanie Delgaco returns to the posh Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium Tuesday afternoon for the biggest race of her life.
MANILA, Philippines — Still waters run deep, the fans said as they watched in awe of David Licauco giving the right answers to a Philippine history pop quiz.
DAVAO, Philippines — Aldrien Gialon overcame a disastrous quadruple bogey on the par-5 No. 3 with a series of pars and birdies for a 76 and a 10-stroke victory in the boys’ 16-18 of the ICTSI JPGT Mindanao Series I at Apo Golf and Country Club yesterday.