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Global economic growth decelerates to 2.9% in 2024-2025

Global economic growth is projected to slow marginally to 2.9 percent in 2024 and 2025, down from 3.1 percent in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

“Geopolitical tensions remain elevated, s…

6,130 doping control samples collected at Paris Olympics

A total of 6,130 samples were collected in the doping control program during the Paris Olympic Games, covering 39 percent of all participating athletes and nearly all the delegations, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced.

The number of s…

Mekong Delta sees higher flood peak in 2024

The Mekong Delta is forecasted to see the levels of floodwaters this year higher as compared to the last year due to high tides and upstream floods. In the upstream province of Dong Thap, where the first floodwaters enter the delta from Cambodia, the…

Gov’t begins preparations for mandatory speed limiters in PUVs

Manila: Ranking transportation officials have started drafting the guidelines to enforce mandatory speed limiters in public utility vehicles (PUVs).

In a statement Friday, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II s…

‘Ex-member’ of Quiboloy’s Angels of Death now in PNP custody

Manila: An alleged former member of the ‘Angels of Death’, the purported private armed group of detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, is now under police custody.

The person, under the custody of the Police Regional Office (…

PSA-Negros Occidental registers daycare kids for national ID

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is conducting national identification (ID) registration for daycare learners in seven areas in Negros Occidental from September to October this year.

In Bacolod, 54 children were registered in Barangay Punta…