Australia central bank raises rates to 10-yr high, says more needed
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Australia central bank raises rates to 10-yr high, says more needed
SYDNEY – Australia’s central bank on Tuesday delivered a widely expected interest rate hike at its last policy decision of 2022 and said more hikes are still needed ahead as policymakers seek to rein in inflation.
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake shakes Puerto Galera
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Magnitude 3.9 earthquake shakes Puerto Galera
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Ex-solon warns: Not enough safeguards to avoid corruption in Maharlika Wealth Fund
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Ex-solon warns: Not enough safeguards to avoid corruption in Maharlika Wealth Fund
MANILA, Philippines — The proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) does not have enough safeguards to protect it from possible abuse and loss of capital, an ex-lawmaker said as a warning to the public and his former colleagues in Congress.
Philippines on track to lose growth momentum in 2023, says World Bank
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Philippines on track to lose growth momentum in 2023, says World Bank
MANILA – The Philippine economy is expected to lose momentum in 2023 with the pace of expansion set to slow to 5.7 percent as soaring inflation and higher interest rates crimp domestic demand, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
Maharlika Investment Fund money must come from ‘wealth tax’ – group
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Maharlika Investment Fund money must come from ‘wealth tax’ – group
MANILA, Philippines — A progressive group is seeing no problem with the proposed sovereign wealth fund (SWF) or Maharlika Investment Fund if the money for it would come from a wealth tax and not from income generated by state-owned insurers.
‘Time heals’: Shamaine Buencamino marks late daughter’s birthday with ‘joy, thanksgiving’
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‘Time heals’: Shamaine Buencamino marks late daughter’s birthday with ‘joy, thanksgiving’
Shamaine Buencamino fondly reminisced on how she and husband, actor Nonie Buencamino welcomed their late daughter Julia into the world, on what would have been her 23rd birthday.
World Bank approves Sri Lanka’s concessional funding request
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World Bank approves Sri Lanka’s concessional funding request
COLOMBO – The World Bank has approved crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association so as to help stabilise its economy, the lender said on Tuesday.
China’s Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’
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China’s Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday for ensuring the Communist Party’s survival from “political storms” and reforming it to inject new vitality and modernize the country’s economy.
DICT chief Uy hurdles CA panel confirmation
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GSIS vows transparency, investment protection in proposed Maharlika fund
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GSIS vows transparency, investment protection in proposed Maharlika fund
MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Tuesday gave assurance that there will be transparency in the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) and that investments that will be made through it would be protected.
NGCP: Luzon grid on yellow alert due to forced outage, derated capacity
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In-person classes suspended in Cagayan school after 154 students, teachers show COVID-19 symptoms
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In-person classes suspended in Cagayan school after 154 students, teachers show COVID-19 symptoms
TUGUEGARAO CITY — Mayor Samuel Siddayao of Gattaran town in Cagayan province suspended in-person classes in a high school after 154 students and teachers displayed symptoms of COVID-19.
Blackpink named Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year
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Blackpink named Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year
Korean female pop icons Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa — collectively known as Blackpink — have emerged as global music superstars after Time Magazine named the quartet as “Entertainer of the Year” for 2022.
From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing
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From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing
As a boy in the 1960s, David Wagner would run around his family’s Missouri farm with a glass jar clutched in his hand, scooping flickering fireflies out of the sky.
Ex-president Arroyo: Management key to the success of sovereign wealth fund
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Ex-president Arroyo: Management key to the success of sovereign wealth fund
MANILA, Philippines — The success of any proposal to create a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) relies heavily on proper management of the investment corporation handling it, former president and now Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said.
Marcos: Joint order on farm-to-market roads to be signed in December
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NBA: Jalen Green, Kevin Porter lead Rockets past Sixers in double OT
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NBA: Jalen Green, Kevin Porter lead Rockets past Sixers in double OT
Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. combined for 51 points as the Houston Rockets extended their homecourt winning streak to three games with a 132-123 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Asian stocks draw highest monthly foreign inflows in two years
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Asian stocks draw highest monthly foreign inflows in two years
Foreign net monthly inflows into Asian equities hit a two-year high in November on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut the pace of its interest rate hikes.
NBA: Andrew Nembhard, Pacers shock Warriors
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NBA: Andrew Nembhard, Pacers shock Warriors
Andrew Nembhard continued a memorable California swing with a personal eight-point flurry as part of a late 13-2 burst that allowed the road-weary Indiana Pacers to shock the Golden State Warriors 112-104 in San Francisco on Monday night.
LOOK: Ion Perez places 8th in first duathlon race; Vice Ganda proud of BF
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Vice Ganda can’t help but gush about his partner Ion Perez after the latter finished eighth place in his first duathlon race. The comedian shared photos and a video of Perez participating in the 2022 National Duathlon Championships in New Clark City, Tarlac…