Japan recorded a record low number of births in 2021, prompting the biggest ever natural decline in the population, government data showed on Friday.
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Rappler, which has been under fire by the Duterte administration, has received international support following the government’s decision to shut down the online news site.
President Rodrigo Duterte's term was memorable. Who would not remember the administration that killed thousands of people in a drug war, institutionalized disinformation, normalized misogyny and sexism, and attacked the media?
A TEENAGE model sued her former manager and an events organizers before the Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, over claims that they set her up to be sexually abused.Hannah (real name withheld for her privacy) filed human trafficking charges against her manager Miles Marlon Wafer and events organizer Renato “Jay-r” Yosores Jr.She alleged that the two connived with each other to set her up that later resulted in her getting raped on Sept. 13, 2021.But Wafer, in a separa
Posts published on social media in Kenya claim that new rules set by the European Union (EU) require Kenyans travelling to other countries through Europe to have Schengen transit visas. But this is misleading: media outlets misinterpreted a notice issued online by Kenya’s embassy in France. The EU has clarified that travellers do not need visas as long as they stay in the designated airport transit areas.One of the posts where the claim was made was published on TikTok on June 24, 2022, and has
DIAGEO Rare and Exceptional whiskies delighted the palates of Cebuano at the recently concluded whisky tasting event held in the Queen City of the South.The event gathered 40 spirits aficionados to try the whisky collections of Diageo, owner of more than 200 brands of rare and exceptional spirits. Hosted by Mandaue-based Charlton Trade and Enterprise, a wines and spirits distributor in Cebu, the whisky tasting event featured four of Diageo’s rare and exceptional whiskies.Served before the Cebuan
The new president isn’t holding back in evoking his deposed father’s image.
THE Philippine government’s total outstanding debt settled at P12.50 trillion as of the end of May, 2.1 percent lower compared to the previous month, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) reported Friday.BTr said the decrease was due to the repayment of provisional advances from the central bank.Out of the total debt stock, 30.7 percent was sourced externally while 69.3 percent were domestic borrowings, it said.Official data showed domestic debt for the month stood at P8.67 trillion, which is 3 percent l
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29 affirmed its earlier decision to shut down Rappler news outlet, ordering that the news outlet’s license be revoked. Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said that the company would appeal the decision. Ressa and Rappler staff respond to the shutdown order. For more PH content, visit ph.yahoo.com
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The undermanned Gilas Pilipinas basketball squad got ambushed by a sharp New Zealand squad in a massive 60-106 loss in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Thursday at the EventFinda Stadium.Playing with just 11 men, the Gilas Pilipinas got behind early and just could not keep up with the Tall Blacks, who with the win, completed a four-game sweep of Group A. The Gilas, on the other hand, will not have much time to recoup, as they will take on India on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.New
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas still has to wait for the decision from their central office on whether it would continue requiring unvaccinated employees in places under Alert Level 2 and above to undergo Covid-19 testing before they could go back to work onsite under the new administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.Malacañang had earlier announced that employees in places under Alert Level 2 and above who would go back to onsite work should un
A video of people prostrating has been viewed more than a thousand times in social media posts that claim it shows crowds mourning following an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan in June 2022. However, the claim is false; the video has circulated since September 2021 in reports about the Taliban celebrating after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.The claim was shared here on Facebook on June 23, 2022.The Persian-language caption translates to English as: "A shocking film from Afghanista
From events and activities to rediscovering old favorites, there are lots to do in Manila this week.
The BBC reports that the Intellectual Property Office of Sweden granted trademark registrations for: (1) “cariad,” the Swedish word for “love;” (2) “hiraeth,” a Swedish word loosely translated to “longing;” and (3) “Welsh cake.” All three trademark registrations were issued to a candle maker for its candles products. The registrations have been criticized by candle makers who complain that they have candles which bear the word “cariad” and can no longer sell them. A spokesman of the Welsh IPO sa
INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic is expected to increase at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) as travel restrictions further ease, Megawide Construction Corp. said on Friday, July 1, 2022.“In the airport segment, the company is expecting a boost in international numbers at MCIA, particularly with the opening of the thrice-weekly Cebu-Istanbul route via Turkish Airlines and the return of the daily Cebu-Dubai route via Emirates,” Megawide, the Filipino private operator of the airport tog
It is already a must for employers to commit to DE&I – from providing all-gender facilities and gender training to healthcare benefits and anti-discrimination policies. A company’s commitment to DE&I can have a huge effect on its bottom line.
DHL Express, the world's leading international express service provider, recently opened twelve new service points in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Cagayan de Oro, bringing up the number to over 260 service points in the Philippines. The newly opened retail locations aim to address the rising need for logistics services to help consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in these areas.“Over the past two years, there has been a surge in demand for shipping in Metro Manila, Bula
FERDINAND “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was sworn in as Philippine president Thursday, June 30, in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history but which opponents say was pulled off by whitewashing his family’s image.His rise to power, 36 years after an army-backed “People Power” revolt booted his father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., to global infamy, upends politics in the Asian democracy, where a public holiday, monuments and the Philippine Constitution stand as reminders of his father’s tyrann
A proposed experiment by a Filipino student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is set to be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) in the fall of 2022.
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