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Month: August 2024

French economy benefits from ‘Olympic effect’

The Paris 2024 Olympics are expected to boost France’s GDP in the third quarter (Q3) by 0.3 percentage points, raising the growth rate during the period up to 0.5 percent, according to France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (I…

EX-Iloilo City village chief shot dead

ILOILO CITY: A former barangay chairperson was shot dead in La Paz district here Monday.

Ernie Poral, 63, former chair of Barangay Ingore, La Paz, was shot in the head by a gunman in Barangay Baldoza at 7:12 a.m.

Police said Poral was buying feeds w…

Fil-Chi biz group mourns demise of ‘Mother Lily’

MANILA: The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) is mourning the death of Philippine cinema icon Lily Yu-Chu Monteverde, fondly called “Mother Lily” in the movie industry.

Monteverde, who died on Aug. 4, wa…

Lawmakers seek Senate commendation, medal of excellence for Yulo

MANILA: Six resolutions were filed in the Senate on Monday seeking to award Carlos Yulo an official commendation and the Senate Medal of Excellence for bagging two gold medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics.

Senate Resolution Nos. (SRN) 1102 and 1106 …

Brace for strong aftershocks from magnitude 6.8 Surigao Sur quake

MANILA: Communities should prepare for moderate to strong aftershocks following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur last Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday.

Phivolcs has so far…