Based on the data from Packworks’ business intelligence tool Sari IQ, 75 percent of the thousands of sari-sari stores analyzed are owned by women. (Philstar.com / Irish Lising) MANILA, Philippines — More than a third of commercially produced packaged foods for children up to three years old contain added sugars …
Read More »Escudero: Mending ties with House 1st priority
Senate President Francis Escudero Admits passing Cha-cha in Senate likely ‘farfetched’ Senate President Francis Escudero said he will have a dialog with Speaker Martin Romualdez in the coming days to “mend what needs to be mended” amid the difference in position of two chambers of Congress on the push to …
Read More »House leaders assure Zambales fisherfolk of help
(PNA file photo) MANILA – The House of Representatives on Friday assured help for thousands of Zambales fishers in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) and other disputed areas inside Philippine waters. During a hearing of the Committee on National Defense and Security and the Special Committee on the West Philippine Sea …
Read More »Will Alvarez get punished by House colleagues over ethics case?
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) Whether or not Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez will be punished over his ethics case will be known Wednesday, May 22, during the final session day of the second regular session. The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, …
Read More »Filipinos told: Postpone pilgrimage, tours to Israel
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday advised Filipinos anew to “postpone indefinitely” non-essential travel to Israel, including pilgrimage and tours to Israel. In an advisory, the DFA said Filipinos should defer travel until such time that the security situation in Israel has stabilized. “Non-essential travels include pilgrimages …
Read More »Govt wants bigger loans for MSMEs
THE government wants to facilitate higher loans for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), Trade Undersecretary Ma. Cristina Roque said Thursday. On the sidelines of The Manila Times forum, Roque said that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been extending loans to entrepreneurs through an attached agency that …
Read More »Pinay on SQ321 to get surgery for neck fracture
ONE of the five Filipinos on board Singapore Airlines Flight 321 is expected to undergo neck surgery and another, a 62-year-old male, is in the intensive care unit at a Bangkok hospital, as a result of injuries they suffered when their plane encountered severe turbulence, the Department of Migrant Workers …
Read More »Gazans fleeing Rafah say they now live ‘in misery’ next to garbage dump in Khan Younis
Thousands of Gazans fleeing the southern city of Rafah as Israel intensifies its attacks there made their way back to Khan Younis, hoping to set up shelter at the Al-Aqsa University campus — only to find it had been turned into one of the city’s main garbage dumps. Displaced families …
Read More »Spinal surgeries needed for 22 on board turbulent Singapore Airlines flight, hospital says
Several of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence earlier this week will need spinal surgery, a Bangkok hospital said Thursday. Staff say 6 others on board Boeing 777 needed brain surgery. Several of the more seriously injured people who were …
Read More »Trudeau gets an earful on defence spending from nearly one-quarter of the U.S. Senate
Nearly one-quarter of the members of the United States Senate have sent an unusually critical letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing dismay over Canada’s level of defence spending. They pressed Trudeau to come to this summer’s NATO summit with a plan to fulfil Canada’s commitment to reach the alliance’s …
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