NPA leader arrested in Agusan del Sur

A ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader in Caraga region was arrested by joint Army and police operatives in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, the Army said Sunday.

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Philippines central bank managing excessive volatility as peso...

The Philippines central bank is selling its dollar reserves as a defensive measure to manage excessive volatility driven by speculation against the peso, which is hovering near 11-year lows, the bank's governor said on Sunday.

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Duterte graces Mindanao Petron dealers' meet

President Rodrigo Duterte graced the gathering of the association of Petron dealers in Mindanao on Saturday, February 24.   Current trending headlines in business, money, banking, finance, companies, corporations, agriculture, mining, foreign currency rates, Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Inde...

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Geoengineering Carries ‘Large Risks’ for the Natural World, Studies Show

Using bioenergy with carbon capture could have major consequences for wildlife, forests and water resources, a new study shows. Reducing the impacts of human-caused climate change through the use of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage—better known as BECCS—could have major consequences for wildlife, forests and water resources, a new study shows.

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Del Rosario: After Yolanda

“YOLANDA” is a beautiful name. People who are given that name are usually called “Yoly”, and I know a few who are jolly and happy persons. But after November 8, 2013, almost anyone in the Philippines who hears the name “Yolanda” would think of the shattering super typhoon that wrought de...

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New director draws from discipline, basketball lessons to face tall orders

STANDING 5’11”, Chief Supt. Robert Quenery filled the shooting guard’s position for the basketball team of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) when he was a cadet. His team traded shots with college cagers in Baguio City and Metro Manila. PMA’s varsity team was no match for taller teams, b...

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5,000 people join ‘Walk for Life With Mary’ in Cebu to denounce killings

CEBU CITY-- Bringing lighted candles while praying the rosary and singing chants, at least 5,000 people joined the dawn procession on Saturday to denounce the series of killings in the country and to seek divine intervention to get rid of all threats against life and family.

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‘Sow peace, reap peace’

Peace is not only the absence of violence, said Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G.

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Protesters vs charter change gather at People Power Monument

Despite the scorching heat, thousands of activists gathered at People Power Monument on Saturday to denounce the Duterte administration’s proposed charter change (cha-cha).

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