A landmark lawsuit by the US Justice Department against Alphabet’s Google over its dominance of advertising technology could help rivals and websites that sell ad space, but leaves an uncertain future for the advertisers themselves, experts told Reuters. The Justice Department’s complaint against Google on Tuesday called for the company to divest Google Ad Manager, […]
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PHL shares may move sideways ahead of US CPI
LOCAL SHARES are expected to move sideways this week ahead of the release of US consumer price index (CPI) data, which could solidify expectations of more US Federal Reserve rate hikes this year. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 93.36 points to close at 6,667.97 on Friday, while the broader all […]
Creating art from discards
Students from some of Cebu’s universities and state colleges recently got first-hand experience being mentored by award-winning visul artist Jan Leeroy New as Shell Pilipinas conducted the third and last leg of its Art Interact at The Kabilin Center of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. in Cebu City on Dec. 10, 2022. The event, evocative […]
Editorial: Christmas Day tragedy in Naga
Heronia Mata, a teacher, could have thought that she was safe inside the Naga City police’s Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) in southern Cebu while narrating the alleged abuse she had received from her husband, police officer Fernando Mata. It was not the case though. The 35-year-old police officer was reportedly drunk when he […]
BPI says PHL could avoid recession with 5% H1 growth led by laggard industries
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said the Philippines could avoid falling into recession in 2023 if laggard industries like restaurants, hotels, and transport pick up the slack, adding that first half 2023 growth could come in at 5%. BPI Lead Economist Emilio S. Neri, Jr. said in an online briefing that other high-contact industries […]
US House panel chair says she’ll subpoena FTX’s Bankman-Fried if needed
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters told Reuters on Thursday that she is prepared to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman–Fried if he does not agree to appear before the panel next week and she is working out the best way to do it. “We’ve made it clear that we want Sam at our hearing on Dec. 13. If he does not cooperate, […]
CCMC contractor waiting for termination letter to rescind contact
THE contractor of the phase 4 project of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) is just waiting for the final termination letter from the Cebu City Government before they could rescind the P907 million contract with the city. Lawyer Collin Rosell, Mayor Michael Rama’s secretary, said they would inform the M.E. Sicat Construction Inc. once they […]
Aaron Judge
Last week, owner Hal Steinbrenner held a one-on-one meeting with Aaron Judge to underscore the Yankees’ commitment to bring back the newly minted American League Most Valuable Player awardee to the fold. “I do believe [the star center fielder] wants to be a Yankee. I think we’ve got a good thing going here,” he said. […]
Policy Address 2022: Creating a thriving, vibrant Hong Kong through improved governance and economic diversification
HONG KONG, CHINA, Oct 20, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – 19 October 2022, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee today unveiled his first Policy Address, mapping out a bold, comprehensive five-year blueprint for strengthening Hong Kong’s competitiveness by building on the city’s unique advantages and capturing new growth opportunities. This comes against the backdrop […]
San Beda faces dangerous JRU for a share of Season 98 lead
Games Today (Filoil EcoOil Centre) 12 p.m. — JRU vs San Beda 3 p.m. — Perpetual vs EAC WITH sheer hard work and a dose of luck, San Beda has managed to sneak its way back into respectability. Now the Lions want more — a chance to return to their old dominance. Spurred by its […]
India free food program for poor to cost $10 billion if extended
NEW DELHI — India is likely to extend its free food program for the poor by three to six months, CNBC TV18 reported, a move that could cost the government $10 billion more and make it challenging for it to meet its fiscal deficit target. India has spent nearly $43 billion since April 2020 on […]
Quijano: Old, pudgy Golovkin no match for Canelo
Regrettably, the third fight turned out to be quite anti-climactic as Gennady Golovkin showed his age and the toll all those wars over the years must have taken on his body.Plus, he looked quite pudgy and soft around the middle, a far cry from the usual hale, vigorous physique he paraded while he buzz-sawed his […]
Mati Airport expansion to boost tourism
DAVAO CITY — Mati City Airport’s proposed expansion is expected to boost the tourism industry and open more investment opportunities in Davao Oriental province. Improving the airport so it could accept commercial flights would open the province to investments, Tourism Regional Director Tanya Rabat-Tan told a news briefing. The province is in talks with the […]
Batuhan: Happily ever after
There is a certain sense of immortality that goes with notoriety. Three of the last presidents who have led the country since the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was ignominiously driven out of power have already died and yet the name Marcos still lives on, albeit this time under the guise of the scion of […]
Espinoza: Artificial shortage of sugar?
While the Marcos Jr. administration is scrambling for the supply of sugar and the price is skyrocketing because of the alleged shortfall in the local production of sugar, several tons of imported (or smuggled?) sugar or 60,000 bags of sugar were seized on Aug. 20, 2022 by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a warehouse […]
What to do when workers issue death threats
This week, a janitor reported scribbling in a toilet cubicle which contained a death threat against the human resource (HR) department head. The threat, addressed to the department head, was worded as follows: “Your days are numbered. Beware!” As the manager in charge of janitorial services, I took a photo of the graffiti and instructed […]
Editorial: Philippines and the China-Taiwan tension
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, a de facto democratic country that’s officially known as Republic of China (ROC), has angered the authoritarian People’s Republic of China (PRC), further straining the US-PRC diplomatic relations.The Global Times, an English-language newspaper under Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper the People’s Daily, ran an editorial on […]
DepEd 7: Unvaxxed teachers can handle in-person classes
UNVACCINATED teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd) can now handle face-to-face classes for the school year 2022-2023, the department’s top official in the region said Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.DepEd Central Visayas (DepEd 7) Director Salustiano Jimenez said they would abide by what Vice President Sara Duterte, the concurrent education secretary, has emphasized on not […]
Digital risks may weigh on PHL banks’ credit ratings — Fitch
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ credit ratings, as well as those of lenders in the region, could face pressure from rising risks of cyberattacks due to an increase in digitalization in the sector, Fitch Ratings said. A Fitch report on Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks’ technological risks published last month said increased digitalization in the sector due to the coronavirus […]
Editorial: Rape, silence, injustice
A woman in a village in Asturias, a town in northwest Cebu, was sound asleep beside her two children, one of whom is still an infant, when she was awoken by a noise in the wee hours of Sunday, July 17, 2022. She then saw a man, not a stranger as he’s the cousin of […]