MANILA, Philippines — How to deter graft and the theft of people’s money? A former finance chief is proposing a novel safeguard: Demonetize P500 and P1,000 bills, since smaller denominations would make it harder for corrupt officials to stash or move illicit cash. In a social media post, Cesar Purisima, who served as finance secretary
MANILA, Philippines — Foreigners have been buying more Philippine stocks than they have been selling since a new law enhancing the local capital markets came into effect in July. This is seen to signal a more attractive environment for international investors. Ramon Monzon, president and CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange, on Wednesday said the
Julia Lua of La Salle-1 and Emilio Carpio of UP-1 navigated the rain-softened Summit Point layout in Batangas well on Wednesday, zooming to the lead in their respective divisions, which also helped their sides to positions to win the team event. Lua returned an 11-over-par 83 over a course that played much longer, taking an
Kuldeep Yadav wrecked Bangladesh with a three-wicket haul in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025.
In a shocking display of fielding ineptitude, the Indian cricket team dropped Bangladesh opener Saif Hassan four times during their Men’s T20 Asia Cup Super Four clash in Dubai.
Star Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman has unlocked another achievement in T20I cricket. He is the fourth player with 150 wickets in the format.
MANILA, Philippines — Argue in private but keep a united front in public We are used to dirty laundry being often aired in politics, which is tiresome for a nation that yearns for leaders to act with dignity and honor. So it is disappointing when the same thing happens in family businesses. Integrity includes the discipline
MANILA, Philippines — Poland powered its way into the semifinals of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, where it will face defending champion Italy in a rematch of the 2022 final. World No.1 Poland dominated Turkiye, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19, in the knockout quarterfinal on Wednesday evening to earn its fifth World Championship semifinal appearance in
SYDNEY, Australia — Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66-million fine on Wednesday over “appalling” sales conduct as the firm grapples with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths. A federal court ruled the company — one of Australia’s top telecoms providers — should be punished for selling products to vulnerable
Spanish researchers say Maria Branyas Morera won a genetic lottery. But experts caution that healthy genes and microbiomes don’t explain longevity on their own.
