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Forty-five percent of Filipinos believe that their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, results of the latest First Quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Thursday, June 1. The survey, from March 26 to 29 among 1,200 adults aged 18 and above also …

FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on becoming a drug czar under the current administration, saying President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. must be given “the greatest elbow room ” to do so in a year. During an interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy Wednesday night, Duterte reiterated that addressing the …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed the Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s (JBIC) expression of interest to partner with Philippine companies for energy development and in the newly passed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the Chief Executive met with JBIC Chairman of the Board Tadashi Maeda …

THE Senate adjourned sine die on Wednesday night highlighted by its approval of eight priority measures of the administration and the enactment of six bills into law. In his closing remarks, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri called the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress a “success”” for the Senate, …

A pre-dawn Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital killed three people, including a nine-year-old and her mother, officials said, and inflicted the highest casualty toll from a single attack on Kyiv over the past month.  10 wounded in the deadliest of a string of attacks on the Ukrainian capital in …

A total of 14,908 people or 3,821 families have been affected as of Wednesday by Typhoon “Betty,” which will continue to affect Batanes and northern Luzon and enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat” until it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility by week’s end. Batanes is still under Tropical Cyclone …

Veering away from a default crisis, the U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated to the Senate for swift passage in a matter of days, before a fast-approaching deadline.  Washington rushing after long slog …

The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.  Last major data point before Bank of Canada decision adds fuel to fire of speculation more hikes needed, The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.1 …

The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying what the government calls “unidentified aerial phenomena,” commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on Wednesday to discuss its findings since it formed last year.  Current data collection efforts fragmented across various agencies, panellist says. The first public meeting of a NASA …

There’s been progress on a deal to allow the Stellantis-LG Energy Solution electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., to go ahead, sources tell CBC News.  It’s been almost 3 weeks since negotiations between Ottawa and the automaker spilled out in public. There’s been progress on an agreement to allow …