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San Francisco, United States — Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use deep fakes to prey on those looking for love. “This is a new tool in the toolkit of scammers,” Meta global threat disruption policy director David Agranovich told journalists during a briefing. “These scammers evolve consistently; we have to evolve to keep things right.” READ: Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Watch out for scammers – ACG Detection systems in Meta’s family of apps including Instagram and WhatsApp rely heavily on behavior patterns and technical […]…

Keep on reading: Scammers using AI to dupe the lonely looking for love

MANILA, Philippines — “Go back to law school,” former Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said regarding the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) filing of inciting to sedition and grave threat against Vice President Sara Duterte. “The Director of the NBI, should go back to law school. His agency’s recommendation to file criminal charges of Grave Threats and Inciting to Sedition against VP Sara has no basis in fact and in law,” Panelo said in a statement. He said, NBI’s action is “obviously tainted with politics” and a demolition job to put the Vice President out of the Presidential race […]…

Keep on reading: Panelo slams NBI on case vs Sara Duterte: ‘Go back to law school’

MANILA, Philippines—Meralco absorbed a heartbreaking double overtime loss to New Taipei Kings  on Wednesday night and lost out on a seat in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four. The visiting Bolts dropped a 109-96 decision at Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium in Taipei as the New Taipei King secured spot in the semifinals and send Meralco packing. This was just days after Meralco received the boot from Ginebra in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals, as well. PBA: PBA: Ginebra ousts Meralco, advances to semis vs top team NorthPort The hometome Kings led by just one, 97-96, with a minute and […]…

Keep on reading: Meralco misses out on EASL semifinals after 2OT loss to New Taipei

Washington, United States — US consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated last month, according to government data published Wednesday, adding to pressure on the Federal Reserve to continue its rate cut pause. The consumer price index (CPI) edged up to 3.0 percent in January from a year ago, rising slightly from 2.9 percent in December, the Labor Department said in a statement. This was slightly above the median forecast of 2.8 percent predicted by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. READ: US consumer inflation rises to 2.9% in December The data will likely fuel calls for the […]…

Keep on reading: US consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated to 3.0% in January

MANILA, Philippines — Listed developer Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (SLI) will spend up to P5 billion this year mainly to acquire land in key provinces as demand for residential projects outside Metro Manila increases, with the company expecting double-digit annual growth in revenues through its new projects. SLI on Wednesday said it planned to buy land in Laguna, Batangas, Bulacan, Davao and South Cotabato. It will likewise pursue joint ventures in Cebu, Iloilo and Davao to develop lots and expand existing projects. “We are optimistic of our prospects this 2025 as we continue to build across the country to address […]…

Keep on reading: Sta. Lucia Land to spend P5B on land acquisitions

MANILA, Philippines—After wrapping up his first conference with Converge, Jordan Heading knows the value of   playing with the league’s rising big men in Justine Baltazar and Justin Arana. Converge capped off the Commissioner’s Cup with a quarterfinals exit at the hands of Rain or Shine but Heading knows that this was just the beginning for the young team especially with Arana and Baltazar in tow. READ: PBA: Justin Arana full of motivation in timely return to Converge “I think it’s pretty unique in the PBA to be able to have two local big men that are serviceable in terms of […]…

Keep on reading: PBA: Jordan Heading, Converge have a lot to look forward to

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A top ranking communist guerrilla in Mindanao was killed on Wednesday in an armed encounter with government troops, the military said. The Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said in a statement that Myrna Sularte, known.as Maria Malaya in the underground movement, was killed in a clash between New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and soldiers of the Army’s 901st Infantry Brigade in the hinterlands of Butuan City. READ: Alleged NPA rebel slain, soldier hurt in Batangas clash According to Lt. Col. Francisco Garello Jr., 4ID public affairs chief, the soldiers were in combat operation against the […]…

Keep on reading: Top NPA leader in Caraga region slain in Butuan City clash

METAIRIE, Louisiana– The New Orleans Pelicans are doubling down on injury-plagued, sixth-year pro Zion Williamson, hoping he can be a more reliable and productive centerpiece in the years to come in the NBA. If that wasn’t clear when the Pelicans (12-41) chose to trade high-scoring wing Brandon Ingram to Toronto — and keep Williamson — before last week’s NBA trade deadline, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin left no doubt about it in his first meeting with reporters since the move on Tuesday. READ: Pelicans suspend Zion Williamson for violation of team policies “If you take just his body of […]…

Keep on reading: NBA: Pelicans’ brass doubling down on Zion Williamson’s upside

What makes a home? Is it a place, a feeling, or something we carry within us? These are the questions explored in Welcome Home, the latest solo exhibition by artist and curator Kean Larrazabal, known as KaraTula. Running from February 8 to 28, 2028, at Space Encounters Gallery (Ortigas, Pasig), the exhibition navigates themes of displacement, adaptation, and the quiet resilience found in moving between spaces.     Through a deeply personal yet universally resonant collection of works, Welcome Home reflects on the cycle of leaving, settling, and reinventing—transforming unfamiliar places into something familiar, even if only for a moment. […]…

Keep on reading: KaraTula’s Welcome Home opens at Space Encounters Gallery

ILOILO CITY – Senator Imee Marcos revealed she hasn’t been speaking much with her cousin, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. In a press conference here on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the senator said she does greet Romualdez in public functions. READ: Imee reveals Speaker upset at her for supporting, siding with Dutertes Marcos cites her opposition to Romualdez’s advocacies including an alleged link to a failed People’s Initiative and the 2025 budget as possible reasons for their non-communication. “I think there’s basic courtesy when I see him in public during bill signings and other public occasions, pero siguro naiinis na yun […]…

Keep on reading: Imee Marcos admits she’s ‘not on speaking terms’ with Romualdez