The bee is strong: Jollibee eyes 1,500 more areas for expansion

NBA: Anthony Edwards will be 'good as new' after knee procedure -- Wolves president

Minnesota president of basketball operations Tim Connelly confirmed that arthroscopic right knee surgery is in the cards for Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards on Wednesday, offering additional information on the nature of the injury and the thought process on the surgery.

Authorities seize P2.2M in contraband cigarettes in Sultan Kudarat town

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Police authorities in Sultan Kudarat province seized a haul of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a joint seaborne patrol at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the waters off  Kalamansig town. The team of police and Coast Guard personnel conducted the patrol to verify information regarding an abandoned unregistered motorized banca

Talks to replace VP Sara Duterte amid impeachment trial 'premature' -spox

Discussions on possible replacements for Vice President Sara Duterte are premature and a distraction from serious issues surrounding the impeachment trial, her spokesperson said Thursday.

SC Associate Justice Zalameda receives UE’s honorary degree

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of the East (UE) in Manila on Tuesday. According to the UE, Zalameda—who was also recognized twice before as one of the university’s outstanding alumni—is the 36th person the university has awarded the honorary

Veteran investor snaps up 2 Hong Kong street shops as values remain well below peaks

Private equity veteran Ramon Lo has bought two ground-floor shops on Swatow Street in Wan Chai for HK$32.5 million (US$4.1 million), at a time when prices in the district remain about one-third below previous levels. Land Registry records showed that the properties were acquired by Smart Golden Co, whose director is Lo, a partner and executive director at private equity and advisory firm Symphony Capital Partners. Lo, a descendant of the Lo Hin-shing family, whose patriarch was among Hong Kong’s...

Rappler Live Jam: J2X

Choreographer-turned-recording artist J2X brings his hip-hop and electronic charm to Rappler Live Jam!

510 firms probed for suspected bid-rigging in tenders worth over RM3b

PARLIAMENT | Tenders involved 12 public sector entities, Armizan says.

What’s at stake for Trump in Israel’s deadlocked election?

The outcome will have implications for US-Israeli relations, which have been dominated by the joint fight against Iran, stalled Gaza peace efforts and signs of eroding US public support for Israel

Netanyahu set to remain caretaker after inconclusive Israeli election

While a caretaker government faces some constraints, experts say it retains powers, including over the war with Iran

US War Secretary Hegseth announces increased funding for AFP modernization

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced an increase in the US Department of War's security cooperation funds to accelerate the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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South Korea’s chipmakers are raking it in. Can China close the gap?

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix kept almost 80 per cent of its total sales as operating profit last quarter, a margin almost unheard of in manufacturing, as the country’s chipmakers reap the rewards of the global artificial intelligence boom. Operating profit, defined as earnings from the company’s core business before interest and taxes, soared 632 per cent in the three months to September from a year earlier to 83.33 trillion won (US$62.76 billion) on revenue of 104.62 trillion won, SK...