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UBS highlights power of women entrepreneurs

UBS Philippines remains committed to its efforts to empower women and their financial confidence as it recently another held a dialogue which put the spotlight on homegrown female entrepreneurs.

Samsung, Union Bank launch app-based financing program

Samsung Electronics Philippines, in collaboration with Union Bank of the Philippines, has introduced a dedicated payment option for its Galaxy devices in the Philippines.

Proposed marketing plan seen boosting FDI

The Philippines is aiming for a five percent increase in foreign direct investments (FDI), and an additional one-percentage-point growth annually until 2028, through a proposed implementation of a foreign investment promotion and marketing plan (FIPMP).

World Bank Urges Phl to Empower LGUs

Empowering local government units (LGUs) is crucial to the development of human capital in the Philippines and attaining the goal of becoming a middle-class society by 2040, according to the World Bank.

Romero boosts Phl volleyball

The future of Philippine volleyball and finding the next Alyssa Valdez is clear as day.

Eastridge triumphs

Eastridge Primehomes softened Manila Southwoods' final-day charge with balanced scoring to capture its first Fil Championship title and denied the latter a piece of history in the 74th Januarius Fil Am Invitational at the Baguio Country Club.

Embiid sustains sinus fracture

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid's tough season took another turn for the worse on Friday as Philadelphia's star center exited early in the 76ers' 121-107 NBA loss to Indiana after being struck in the face.

Repeat or revenge?

The war for the UAAP men's basketball championship is down to one last battle and at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight, Season 87 will come to a climactic close.

Pinoys face tough match in Laos

Match today (Laos National Stadium, Vientiane) 5:30 p.m. - Laos vs Philippines

LAST DANCE AT BIG DOME

And it boils down to one last dance.

Crossovers end year with five-set win

Chery Tiggo survived a pesky Galeries Tower and escaped with a 30-28, 20-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-8 victory yesterday to barge into the magic four in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena.

Retired cop finds trove of unreleased Michael Jackson songs

A retired California highway patrolman has stumbled into possession of a trove of unreleased Michael Jackson songs - which the world may never have a chance to hear.

BBC complains to Apple over fake news AI notification

The BBC on Friday said it had filed a complaint with US tech giant Apple over AI-generated fake news that was shared on iPhones and attributed to the British public broadcaster.

Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospital

Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children's hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed with them, posed for photos and exchanged gifts.

Chinese spy claims add to Prince Andrew's woes

A former UK security minister on Friday said that it was \"extremely embarrassing\" that a suspected Chinese spy had become a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.

Syria celebrates end of Assad

Syrians rejoiced into the night as fireworks exploded on the first Friday - the Muslim day of rest and prayer - since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.

Japan space firm postpones 2nd attempt at orbit

TOKYO (AFP) - A company aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed its rocket launch on Saturday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion.

Ex-US speaker Pelosi injured in Luxembourg

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she \"sustained an injury\" during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman.

Israeli troops to remain in Syria buffer zone

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to \"prepare to remain\" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

France's Macron names Bayrou as PM

PARIS (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling France out of months of political crisis.

Unidentified drones spotted over German military, industrial sites

BERLIN (AFP) - German authorities said on Friday that unidentified drones had been spotted flying over sensitive military and industrial sites including the US Ramstein airbase.

10 tourism bills OK'd on final reading

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading measures declaring 10 areas in the country as ecotourism sites and tourist destinations.

Mandatory evacuation ordered in Kanlaon

Mandatory evacuation is ongoing for remaining residents living within the six-kilometer-radius expanded danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island.

50 amnesty applications eyed for approval

Up to 50 applications for amnesty filed by former communist insurgents and violent extremists are expected to be approved before the end of the year, according to the National Amnesty Commission.

Over 1,000 kids benefit from BBM feeding program

More than 1,000 children benefitted from the Batang Busog Malusog (BBM) program of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation (OPAPA), which resumed last Thursday.

5 dead, including minors, in Navotas fire

Five people, including minors, were killed in a fire that razed a house in Navotas City yesterday.

Makati cited for good governance, emergency response

Makati was recently recognized for its excellence in governance and disaster preparedness, receiving the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) from the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Gawad Kalasag Seal of Excellence from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Human rights: The cornerstone of strong and stable societies

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