SHARIFF AGUAK: A long-standing ‘rido’ (clan war) in Maguindanao del Sur ended Tuesday afternoon here after mediation initiatives by the Peace, Security, and Reconciliation Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PSRO-BARMM) and …
Day: August 28, 2024
PH launches 3-tranche US dollar bond offering
MANILA: The Philippines returned to the international bond market for the second time this year via a three-tranche US dollar-denominated bond offering.
“[It will be] benchmark size and it’s a multi-tranche USD issuance,” National Treasurer Sharon Al…
Zuckerberg claims US admin pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content
ISTANBUL: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to “censor” specific coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) content duri…
SC validating report of data breach
MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said it is validating social media reports of a major data breach in its system, days before a new rule to digitize proceedings requiring litigants in lower courts are required to submit digital copies of th…
Telegram CEO’s arrest sparks global concerns over free speech
ISTANBUL: In a stunning turn of events that has rattled the global tech industry, Europe turned out to be a perilous place for tech executives after the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, prominent tech figures said.
The arrest, which has …
House pushes for Phivolcs modernization
MANILA: A bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives.
During the session on Wednesday, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 10730, o…