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MANILA, Philippines  – Will former President Rodrigo Duterte serve as his daughter’s lead defense should the impeachment trial against her begin? Vice President Sara Duterte said she is inclined to tell her father not to stand as her lead legal counsel in her impeachment case considering the former president’s age. “He is a lawyer, so he is welcome to give his advice and input in the defense,” the Vice President told reporters in a press conference on Friday after she was asked to disclose if her father would be among her defense team. Later into the presser, the impeached official […]…

Keep on reading: VP Duterte not keen on father leading defense team in impeachment trial

Washington, United States — US President Donald Trump’s trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties. On the campaign trail, Trump floated the idea of across-the-board tariffs on all US imports, and Greer would be a crucial figure in implementing the president’s trade and tariffs agenda if confirmed as US trade representative. A universal tariff “is something that should be studied and considered” to see if it can reverse the direction of the US trade deficit and offshoring, said Greer, a trade […]…

Keep on reading: Trump trade nominee says universal tariffs worth considering

The Philippines will be up against two of the highly ranked teams in the world and one that is outside of Fifa’s top 30 rankings as the Filipinos make their maiden stint in the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup this May in China. World No. 9 Iran and No. 11 Vietnam, along with No. 31 […]…

Keep on reading: Tough World Cup prep for PH futsal squad

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is eyeing the institutionalization of the digitalization of Public Financial Management (PFM) processes to ensure transparency. At a press conference on the sidelines of the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) in Taguig City, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said they also plan to systematize the monitoring and evaluation of PFM. Launched in September last year, the PFM aims to address strategic focus areas of public financial management. “We will institutionalize our monitoring and evaluation and the digitalization in our PFM processes,” Pangandaman said. “We’re […]…

Keep on reading: Gov’t to institutionalize PFM digitalization

Katrina Dimaranan will not be joining the 2025 Miss Universe Philippines pageant, shutting down rumors of her return to pageantry that many netizens have been speculating about. Talks about staging a pageant comeback gained traction after the United States-based beauty shared that she was coming back to the Philippines at a time when the national pageant was assembling this year’s roster of candidates. But Dimaranan finally laid to rest any talk of another bid for the Miss Universe Philippines crown on social media. “As much as I would’ve wanted to anwer all of your messages, fb/ig/tiktok comments and say ‘YES […]…

Keep on reading: Katrina Dimaranan shuts down talk of her Miss Universe Philippines return

MANILA, Philippines — 1-Pacman party-list Rep. Mikee Romero believes that proposals to increase minimum wage of private sector workers would benefit different industries, as it will boost productivity in workplaces across the country. Romero explained in an exclusive interview that as a businessman who used to be with the port industry, he understands the grievances of workers — and he knows that any way to boost their morale would bode well for both laborers and the company. “Ako naman, all the benefits that I can give or a corporation can give, kailangan. Because I came from the port industry, I know the qualms ng labor.  So, […]…

Keep on reading: Romero agrees with wage hike proposals: It will increase productivity

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Dating has truly evolved over time. What once started as a slow and intimate process of writing letters and becoming “penpals” has now transformed into a fast-paced digital exchange of messages. “Pen pals”—remember this term, aunts? Ooops! That old-school dating era had its fair share of success stories, too! READ: Spanish youth ditch dating apps for ‘real life’ love Online dating: Is genuine love still a thing in the digital world? Love unrequited: 30% of Filipinos feel the pain — SWS Back in the day, dating wasn’t something everyone openly talked about. A guy would meet a girl […]…

Keep on reading: Evolution of dating: From pen pals, speed dating to pitching!

The ashes of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu have returned home with her family on Feb. 5 afternoon, according to Taiwanese media. Hsu, also known by her stage name “Big S,” died at the age of 48 on Feb. 2 after she came down with influenza-related pneumonia while on vacation with her family in Japan. She was later cremated in Japan. In exclusive footage obtained by Taiwanese newspaper Liberty Times, an urn containing Hsu’s ashes was shown being transported back to Taiwan from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Feb. 5 on a VistaJet private charter flight, which landed at Taipei Songshan Airport […]…

Keep on reading: Barbie Hsu’s ashes have returned to Taiwan from Japan

The national curlers remained in the hunt for an outright semifinal berth despite a streak-snapping 9-6 loss to China on Wednesday in the mixed doubles competition of curling at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. A strong comeback by Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein fell short as Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu stretched their […]…

Keep on reading: Winter Games: PH curlers still in strong medal contention

MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra veteran guard Scottie Thompson barely played in the Gin Kings’ last elimination game in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. So when Thompson played his usual minutes in Game 1 of the quarterfinals, the former league MVP showed what he was all about leading Ginebra to a huge win over pesky Meralco at Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. SCHEDULE: 2024-2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals Thompson said that the longer rest from the squad’s last game helped him get back his stamina that was immediately put to the test in the Gin Kings’ 100-92 grindout win. “That rest became key. That was […]…

Keep on reading: PBA: Well-rested Scottie Thompson a difference maker for Ginebra