PHILIPPINE ECONOMY GROWS 5.6 PERCENT IN 2021, EXCEEDS TARGET MANILA - The Philippine economy posted a faster-than-expected at 5.6 percent growth rate in 2021 as looser COVID-19 restrictions propelled recovery, with GDP growing 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter, the state sta
MAGNIFICENT FLYPAST AT 73RD REPUBLIC DAY PARADE; CELEBRATIONS SCALED DOWN DUE TO COVID SCARE The grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations was the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade on Wednesday where India displayed its mili
DUTERTE SAYS TO BARE ‘WHAT’S WRONG’ WITH PRESIDENTIAL BETS, NAME ‘MOST CORRUPT’ MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to reveal “what’s wrong” with presidential aspirants and name who among them is allegedly &ldqu
NATO BEEFS UP EAST EUROPEAN FLANK NATO said on Monday that it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine.
BUDGET SESSION PART I: DIFFERENT TIMINGS FOR TWO HOUSES IN VIEW OF COVID Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet at separate times of a day for five hours each to ensure Covid distancing norms during the Budget Session beginning January 31.
MOSCOW MAY INSTALL PROXIES IN KIEV: U.K. Britain on Saturday alleged that it had information that Moscow was “looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev” as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grow. Tensions have soared in recent weeks as tens of
COMELEC STARTS PRINTING BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM MANILA — The printing of ballots for the automated election system that would be used in the May 9 national and local elections started Sunday, Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said.  
PM MODI UNVEILS NETAJI'S HOLOGRAM STATUE AT INDIA GATE Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled a hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the 125th birth anniversary of the iconic freedom fighter.
BIDEN FRAYS RAW NERVES BY SUGGESTING RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE LIKELY U.S. President Joe Biden has inadvertently set off alarm bells by suggesting that Russia will indeed invade Ukraine again.
PHILIPPINES’ POPULATION GROWTH LOWEST IN 70 YEARS DUE TO COVID-19 Population growth in the Philippines is projected to have slowed down to just 0.3 per cent in 2021, the slowest in over 70 years, as Filipinos delayed having children amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a govern
