17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (301+ words) COPENHAGEN — Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February on whaling that could ban it, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (593+ words) BETTER JOBS for Filipinos will come from firms that can grow. Jobs with higher pay, stronger skills, and dignity at work require companies that invest, adopt technology, train workers, reach larger markets, and compete. For business, this is a growth…...

20+ hour, 13+ min ago   (661+ words) By Pexcel John Bacon THE Philippines’ defense agreement with France could boost deterrence, but its value depends on whether its expanding network of foreign partnerships translates into stronger and more self-reliant military capabilities, analysts said. Chester B. Cabalza, president of…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago   (200+ words) JAKARTA — Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said. An Indonesian passenger…...

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3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (619+ words) THE MARKET still expects the government to issue a jumbo bond within the year, even as the National Treasurer said they are reconsidering a planned offer this month amid volatile conditions, as it needs to plug its funding requirements. Union…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (331+ words) THREE lawmakers accused by embattled preacher Apollo S. Quiboloy of cyberlibel urged him to face cases tied to human trafficking, sexual, and child abuse, calling his charges a “misdirection” of the issue. “There is no crime in our desire for justice…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (150+ words) MANILA — Five people died and more than 80 are missing after a ferry caught fire off Palawan island in the western Philippines on Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday. Forty-three people were rescued on Wednesday night after the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (212+ words) TEL AVIV — Israel has told the British consulate in East Jerusalem that it must close and that diplomats assigned there will lose their accreditation within 30 days, an Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter said. British representatives assigned…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (731+ words) By Erika Mae P. Sinaking, Reporter PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will travel to New Delhi on Sept. 12-13 to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, where he is expected to press Indian companies to follow through on $5.8 billion in investment pledges made during his…...