MANILA, Philippines — Don’t be surprised if you hear two versions of the local translation of the most popular devotional prayer to the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released another Filipino version of the “Hail Mary” prayer, meant to be a more accurate translation of the original Latin prayer. […]…
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LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — After playing coy about her plans for the May elections, Sen. Imee Marcos appeared at the rally here on Tuesday as one of the 12 senatorial candidates of the administration, using the event to dispel rumors of a long-standing feud between her and her younger brother, the President. Until […]…
Keep on reading: Imee, finally showing up as Alyansa bet, denies rift with bro
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MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte for the threats she made against President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez during an online press conference in November last year. It opens a new legal battlefront for the Vice President, […]…
Keep on reading: NBI tags VP Duterte for inciting to sedition, grave threats
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Arvin Tolentino will be a marked man in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals between the NorthPort side that he turned into a contender and his ex-team, the crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra squad that traded him to the Batang Pier in the first place. And there are two reasons for that: Heading into the best-of-seven affair which […]…
Keep on reading: PBA: NorthPort’s quest goes through semifinal test vs Ginebra
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HARBIN, China—Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank isn’t just skating for medals at the 9th Asian Winter Games—she’s paving her path to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. “I’m definitely targeting the Winter Olympics,” said the 19-year-old ace after finishing 10th out of 25 competitors in the women’s single skating short program on Wednesday. Frank, born […]…
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Jema Galanza acknowledges that there may have been a dip in her performance with Creamline in the past few games of the PVL All-Filipino Conference. The multititled hitter dropped hints of some personal struggle but none of that is affecting her desire to figure things out and eventually bring her old form back. “I just […]…
Keep on reading: Groping for old form, Creamline’s Galanza snaps out of funk
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Bank lending posted its fastest growth in two years to cross the P13-trillion mark in December, as the start of the interest rate-cutting cycle and the typical surge in economic activities during the holiday season boosted both consumer and business demand for loans. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that outstanding […]…
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We reported here last year about the multibillion-peso deal hatched by businessman Dennis Uy of Davao to sell Conti’s Bakeshop & Restaurant and Wendy’s Philippines to entrepreneur Crystal Jacinto, who is backed by her Malaysian husband, well-connected businessman Jaya Sudhir. The buyout of Eight8Ate Holdings Inc., holding firm for the two food retailing brands, has […]…
Keep on reading: BIZ BUZZ: What’s next for Conti’s?
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MANILA, Philippines — The third round of the government’s green energy auction saw strong participation from investors as the offered capacity reached 7,500 megawatts (MW), substantially higher than the goal of 4,650 MW. The Department of Energy (DOE) said this latest round of bidding dubbed Green Energy Auction-3, which is meant to accelerate the deployment […]…
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WASHINGTON, United States — US consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated last month, data showed Wednesday, in a moment of potential political peril for President Donald Trump, who quickly blamed the uptick on his predecessor Joe Biden. The consumer price index (CPI) edged up to 3.0 percent in January from a year ago, the Labor Department said in a statement — slightly above economists’ estimates. “Overall, this is not a great read,” EY chief economist Gregory Daco told AFP. Speaking in Congress on Wednesday, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the CPI data reinforced the US central bank’s recent cautious approach on […]…
Keep on reading: US consumer inflation unexpectedly up, Trump blames Biden
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