First severe bird flu case in US sparks alarm
[Inquirer.net] - 12/18/2024
WASHINGTON – An elderly patient in Louisiana is in “critical condition” with severe avian influenza, US authorities announced Wednesday, the first serious human case in the country as fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic. The new case brings the total number of infections in the United (…)
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Hilda Koronel to make acting comeback with historical thriller ‘Sisa’
Hilda Koronel is returning to acting with the Jun Robles Lana-helmed historical thriller “Sisa,” 12 years after her (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
Tingog party list pulls out of DBP-PhilHealth agreement
MANILA, Philippines — The party list group of the wife of Speaker Martin Romualdez has withdrawn from a partnership (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
Rate cuts to help PH weather Trump 2.0
The economy has been absorbing the recent easing moves of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) much faster than the (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
Veloso, Filipina on Indonesia death row, arrives home
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia’s death row tearfully reunited with family (…)
[Cebu Daily Mail] - 18/12/2024
US stocks fall sharply after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025
NEW YORK, United States — US stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
Paolo Duterte OK with probe, but says it must not be based on hearsay
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has expressed willingness to face a more comprehensive (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
Nearly 5.65 mln foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since January
MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 5.65 million international tourists, including 306,549 Chinese, have visited the (…)
[Philippine Times] - 18/12/2024
Noah Centineo reprises role as Peter Kavinsky in ‘XO, Kitty’ season 2
Three years after American actor Noah Centineo’s last appearance as the dashing Peter Kavinsky, he made a surprise (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024
MARY JANE’S WISH: Sana mapalaya ako
Mary Jane Veloso wished for executive clemency from the Philippine government following her arrival in Manila from (…)
[Tempo] - 18/12/2024
Sen. Bong’s Christmas treat for fans
Last April, Sen. Bong Revilla was hospitalized after partially tearing his Achilles tendon while shooting action (…)
[Tempo] - 18/12/2024
Now in PH jail, Veloso pleads with Marcos for clemency
MANILA, Philippines — Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino woman who has spent nearly 15 years in an Indonesian prison for (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 18/12/2024