2 dead, minor wounded in Cotabato City ambush
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two individuals got killed while a minor was wounded in an ambush at a busy thoroughfare in a residential area in Cotabato City on Thursday afternoon.
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Siphoned oil from sunken tanker way short of daily target
AUTHORITIES were able to siphon off some 42,000 liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO) from the sunken tanker Terranova last Wednesday, the first day of the “full blast” siphoning operation.
Djokovic targets Slam record at US Open; Sinner under cloud
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday (Tuesday Manila time) as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drugs tests.
Philippines to open embassy in Colombia
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is set to open an embassy in Colombia this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.
Asian markets fluctuate ahead of key earnings and Powell
HONG KONG, China — Asian investors trod carefully Tuesday after the latest bounce in optimism fueled by hopes Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell will signal an interest rate cut in a highly anticipated speech to top central bankers this week.
Deactivated voters increase to 5.38 milion
MANILA, Philippines — The number of voters who have been deactivated and may no longer vote in the May 2025 midterm elections has increased to more than 5.38 million, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday.
ACEN, GenZero, Keppel ink deal for coal phaseout
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Group’s listed energy company ACEN, investment firm GenZero and infrastructure company Keppel Ltd. have signed an agreement exploring the use of transition credits to accelerate the retirement of South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. (SLTEC)’s coal-fired power plant (CFPP) in Batangas and replace it with a clean energy dispatch facility.
No to e-sabong revival – senators
MANILA, Philippines — Saying e-sabong is worse than Philippine offshore gaming operators, senators are opposing proposals to revive online cockfighting to make up for the forgone revenues due to the ban on POGOs.