SCREENGRAB FROM PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FACEBOOK PAGE By Kyle Aristophere Atienza, Reporter Japan has committed to strengthen the Philippines’ maritime defense with a security assistance program, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. announced on Friday. In a […]
Experience innovation with vivo V29e 5G, now available in the Philippines for P18,999
Get ready for a revolution in your pocket! vivo, a leading global technology company, is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated arrival of the vivo V29e 5G in the Philippines. The remarkable addition to the vivo V29 Series […]
WH Smith launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> WH Smith has launched a buy-back service for used books, offering readers vouchers in exchange for their secondhand volumes. Through the BookCycle scheme, launched on Tuesday, readers register their books online, take them to a branch and receive an e-voucher to spend in store or online. The […]
Record sales drive Jaguar Land Rover into fast lane
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Jaguar Land Rover has hauled itself into the black and raised its full-year outlook after record sales in the first six months of the year. Britain’s largest carmaker posted revenues of £13.8 billion between April and September, generating a profit before tax of £877 million compared with […]
Small businesses lose out on over £43k a year from doing favours for family and friends
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> However, new research from Capital on Tap shows that over two-fifths of UK business owners work for free, and are asked to work at discounted rates an average of 75 times per year. The research conducted by Capital on Tap involved surveying 250 small business owners across […]
Philippine factory activity rises in October
A worker operates the die attach machine at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Manila, Dec. 10, 2008. — REUTERS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter PHILLIPINE factory activity continued to expand in October, driven by an increase in […]
Celebrating our ‘special bond of friendship’ with the Philippines
Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting: (from L-R) Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio As Prime Minister of Japan, I extend warm greetings to all citizens of the Philippines. Ten years ago, in January […]
North Korea media urges stronger nuclear force after US missile test
SEOUL – North Korea will increase its military deterrent to ensure its security against a US nuclear arsenal aimed at it, its state media reported on Friday, as it criticized the United States for a recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. The US Air Force launched a nuclear-capable Minuteman III missile from […]
Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
SAM BANKMAN-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at a courthouse in New York, U.S., Aug. 11, 2023. — REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ NEW YORK – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his […]
Marcos hands over agri secretary post to fishing magnate
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has resigned from his additional role as Agriculture secretary and named a fishing tycoon to take over during a time of high food prices. In a press conference on Friday, Mr. Marcos announced the appointment of Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., […]