MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas Filipinos grew at a faster clip in August, reflecting their resilience amid global headwinds, and likely to remain strong through year’s end as the early onset of the holiday season in the Philippines encourages expatriates to send more money home. Cash remittances coursed through banks rose by 3.2 percent
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Red Cross en route to receive remains of murdered Gaza hostages
The IDF requested that the public act with sensitivity and wait for official identifications before sharing unconfirmed information.
DOF set to form group to ease investor tax, nontax concerns
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) will establish a multisectoral working group with private sector partners to tackle tax and nontax issues that have unsettled investors, part of a broader effort to improve the country’s business climate. The initiative was a product of a dialogue on Oct. 14 between Finance Secretary Ralph Recto
Women’s World Cup, Fatima Sana floors England with four-fer: Stats
Fatima Sana, the captain of Pakistan Women, picked a four-fer against England in Match 16 of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
Erik Spoelstra named USA Basketball coach through 2028
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men’s team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday by USA Basketball. American teams of NBA stars have won the past five Olympic gold medals, giving the US men 17 Olympic titles in all as well as five Fiba World Cup