Philippines foreign reserves reach new record of $112 billion at end-Sept
MANILA — The Philippines' gross international reserves PHFXR=ECI reached an all-time high of $112 billion at end-September, the central bank said on Monday, citing preliminary data.
The latest forex reserves,...
Philippines fully awards P20 billion T-bill offer
MANILA — Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury's (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:
*BTr fully awards 20 billion pesos ($353...
Louis Partridge reacts to boodle fight spread by Pinoy chef
British actor Louis Partridge, the beau of pop singer Olivia Rodrigo, dropped shocking face emojis to a boodle fight spread he encountered. The "Enola Holmes"...
Sarrat parish opens 300th Jubilee celebrations
Despite heavy rains brought by a typhoon, the three-century-old Parish of Santa Mónica in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, pushed through with its jubilee events. The period...
Philippines, South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday his country and South Korea have upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, as he met...
Global Cat Day event to focus on feline health, well-being
Looking for some paw-sitively exciting event? Chain restaurant Hard Rock Cafe Manila will host a cat awareness, behavior, adoption and welfare seminar on Octpber 16...
ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say
TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies HWT.UL, said three people familiar with the...
Crowd-sourcing data could help Philippines tackle deadly floods
Typhoon Gaemi floods killed 48 in Philippines
Crowd-sourced data could improve flood models
Citizen science could hold key to disaster mitigation MANILA (Thomson Reuters...
Bishop David named among 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday appointed Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan among the new cardinals of the Catholic Church. The pope named 21 new “princes” of the...
Fil-Am YouTuber’s Philippine cinema roast ruffles Pinoys’ feathers
A video essay made by a Filipino-American Youtuber One Down criticizing Philippine cinema has earned the irk of some Pinoys online. The 14-minute cultural analysis...
‘Titanic’ director James Cameron joins Stability AI board
Stability AI said James Cameron, the director of "Titanic" and "The Terminator" movies, had joined the artificial intelligence startup's board.
The meteoric rise of generative...
‘I feel so Filipino’: Olivia Rodrigo channels ‘Pinoy pride’ at Philippine concert
Filipino-American singer and award-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo felt "so Filipino" during the Philippines stop of her "Guts" world tour concert, held at the world’s...
Kate Winslet melds into a model turned war photographer in ‘Lee’
LOS ANGELES — Kate Winslet felt a deep connection to her role as the real-life World War Two photographer Elizabeth “Lee” Miller in the film “Lee.”
"I...
Explainer: What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Israel and Hamas have been waging war since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing...
Synod rules out women deacons; meetings called to be ‘laboratories of synodal life’
VATICAN— On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the...