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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that the Philippines rose three notches in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 rankings, placing 56th overall. Over the past five years, the country has been considered an outperformer, surpassing expectations on innovation relative to its level of economic development among …

At a Glance The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv is closed starting Oct. 7 until further notice. The Israeli government declared a “State of War” following the Palestinian group Hamas’s surprise land and air attacks on Oct. 7. The Philippine Embassy in Israel has advised Filipinos in the Holy Land …

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying the reported abduction of Filipino workers allegedly by Hamas militants who have launched a massive attack on Israel. Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv received “unconfirmed reports” that some Filipinos working near the Israeli border …

Philippine authorities are still conducting an investigation to identify the persons behind the shipping of two cadavers that were discovered inside a container van in Thailand last week. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) confirmed the discovery of a male and a female decomposing bodies based on coordination with their counterparts …

Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested actor Ricardo Cepeda in Caloocan City on charges of syndicated estafa. Cepeda, 58, who is Richard Cesar Go in real life, was nabbed on October 7, a QCPD report issued on Sunday said. He …

NIA: Huge threat to irrigation systems in 7 regions About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed. Josephine Salazar, NIA officer-in-charge and Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector, …

El Nido Resorts in Palawan is once again one of the 40 best resorts in the world, the second best resort in Asia, and the best getaway in the Philippines, the results of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards of Condé Nast Traveler magazine showed. Condé Nast Traveler ranked El Nido …

Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants.  Death toll in Israel tops 300, similar number of fatalities in Gaza; …

Economic data has been surprisingly resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. What messages and warnings are markets sending — and should we be heeding them?  Economic data has been resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. Financial markets are not the economy and the economy is not …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he “strongly condemns” Saturday’s deadly attack in Israel by Hamas militants, leaving people on social media conflicted about his stance. On Saturday morning, the Liberal Party leader shared a post on X — formerly known as Twitter — indicating that “civilian life must be …