Recto: Corruption probe stalls Philippines trek to ‘A’ rating
MANILA, Philippines – The high-profile corruption scandal over state-funded flood control projects has upended the Philippines’ bid for an “A” credit rating this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, warning that the fallout could hurt economic growth and weigh on the government’s fiscal position. Recto told reporters on Tuesday that, based on recent discussions with
‘Kiss’ excuse fails to absolve tennis player in drug test
LONDON — A professional tennis player who said a kiss caused a positive methamphetamine drug test was suspended for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Friday. Goncalo Oliveira, who represents Venezuela, was provisionally suspended in January following a positive test in November 2024 while competing at the ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo,
Flawless 65 gives Bibat one-shot lead with Miñoza just three behind
Michael Bibat played with the mindset of minimizing his mistakes over a layout known to punish bad judgment and on Tuesday fired a bogey-less seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead over Elee Bisera after the first round of the P3.5 million ICTSI Del Monte Championship in Bukidnon. “The goal was to hit fairways and
Windows 10 support officially ends today
Technical assistance, feature updates and security updates will no longer be provided as Microsoft turns its attention to Windows 11 and beyond.
Filinvest to merge hospitality units
MANILA, Philippines – Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) will merge eight of its hospitality units into a single company to streamline its operations. This, amid expectations that domestic tourism will continue to improve and drive economic growth. The Gotianun-led conglomerate on Tuesday disclosed that its board of directors had approved the move. Filinvest Hospitality Corp. (FHC)
PVL: Creamline’s Jema Galanza out of Reinforced Conference
MANILA, Philippines — Jema Galanza won’t be playing for Creamline at least for the entirety of the Cool Smashers’ title defense in the PVL Reinforced Conference. Galanza has been ruled out of the conference as she continues her recovery from a left foot injury that she’s been dealing with since the Invitationals in August. READ:
CMIC lifts suspension on Globalinks
MANILA, Philippines – Now with enough capital to continue operating, broker-dealer Globalinks Securities and Stocks Inc. may resume operations. This, after the market regulation arm of the Philippine Stock Exchange lifted Globalinks’ involuntary suspension. In a memorandum on Tuesday, Capital Markets Integrity Corp. (CMIC) said it had received documents from Globalinks. These showed proof of
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Ibrahim Zadran hits 95 against Bangladesh in 3rd ODI: Stats
Ibrahim Zadran slammed a superb 95 versus Bangladesh in the 3rd and final ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday.