Anita Linda Aquino MANILA, Philippines — Another member of the Monetary Board (MB), the highest policy-making arm of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, has resigned amid the controversy over ghost employees in the BSP. Former banker Anita Linda Aquino submitted recently her resignation letter to President Marcos, a ranking BSP …
Read More »6 fishermen die as boat explodes
AT least six fishermen were killed when an explosion and a fire hit their boat at sea off the coast of the City of Naga, Cebu, coast guard officials said Thursday, adding six others were rescued. Surviving crew members, including the skipper of the FBCA King Bryan were still being …
Read More »Israel says strike on UN Gaza school killed 17 militants
Israel’s army said on Friday it had killed 17 militants the day before in an air strike on a UN school in central Gaza, raising its previous toll from nine. Thursday’s Israeli strike hit a school operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in the Nuseirat area of …
Read More »Union for Canada’s border workers extends job action deadline as mediation continues
Workers at ports of entry across Canada will go about business as usual over the coming days. A strike and any job action were averted by the 4 p.m. ET Friday deadline as union leadership and the government have extended mediation until Wednesday. CIU had set deadline of 4 p.m. …
Read More »As the survivors fade into history, the world marks a D-Day anniversary like no other
The annual gathering of western leaders in Normandy is always steeped in symbolism — an occasion for the nations whose troops stormed these beaches eight decades ago to reflect on wars both past and present. The number of veterans who remember the operation that turned the tide grows smaller each …
Read More »Danish PM assaulted in Copenhagen, suspect arrested
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen police confirmed on X that one person was arrested in the case. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a …
Read More »Life’s tough. Will the interest rate cut help?
The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percent, the first such cut since 2020. But is it going to make life in Canada any more affordable? An interest rate cut of a quarter of a percent might not sound like much. But …
Read More »‘This is why we need Pride,’ Manitoba region’s Pride president says after food truck receives vandalism threats
Three food trucks have withdrawn from participating in Pride events in a town in southern Manitoba after receiving threats of vandalism, the president of Pembina Valley Pride says. 3 food trucks have withdrawn from participating in Pride events in Altona this weekend. WARNING: This file contains descriptions of homophobia. Three …
Read More »Why now for the Edmonton Oilers? A primer on the Stanley Cup hopes of Canada’s northernmost NHL team
Canada’s northernmost NHL team is seeking to do what none of its peers on this side of the border have been able to do during the lifetime of Connor McDavid: Take home the Stanley Cup. Oilers seeking to bring home first Cup during lifetime of current captain Connor McDavid. Canada’s …
Read More »Classical culture can be gateway to economic growth
ITALIAN Ambassador to the Philippines Marco Clemente on Thursday urged the Philippines to embrace opera as a cornerstone of its cultural tourism strategy. “I’m a strong believer of the opera. Opera is the only form of art which is capable to attract foreign tourists,” Clemente said at The Manila Times …
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