TOKYO/BEIJING -Oil prices rose on Friday as geopolitical tensions and oil output disruptions in the U.S., the world's biggest producer, caused by cold weather overshadowed concerns about slow Chinese demand growth and forecasts for ample supply.

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MANILA, Philippines --- After Farm Fresh added veteran players and hired Japanese coaches to boost its young team, setter Louie Romero is eager to help the Foxies reach greater heights in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season.

The youn...

MANILA, Philippines--Approximately 10,000 informal settler families living along the Pasig River will be temporarily housed in container vans to facilitate an P18-billion river development project, Metropolitan Manila Development Authori...

LONDON -British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy entered recession in the fourth quarter, official data showed on Friday.

The Office for National Statistics sa...

Fans were abuzz after Korean singers HyunA and Junhyung shared a photo of them holding hands, seemingly announcing their relationship.

HyunA captioned her post with a couple emoji, then wrote in the comments section "Please look kindly on us," a...

SACRAMENTO, California --- Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and the short-handed Indiana Pacers held off the Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night.

Indiana was without newly acquired forward Pascal Siakam, who had yet to join the team fo...

TACLOBAN CITY --- Former members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Borongan City, Eastern Samar may find themselves part of the tourism sector.

Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda pointed out that hiring former rebels who returned to the fold of the law ...

2023 PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals schedule
(January 19)
Philsports Arena
4 p.m. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs San Miguel Beermen
8 p.m. NorthPort Batang Pier vs Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings
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SEOUL --- North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States, and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday.

The test of the "Haeil-5-23...

PARK CITY, Utah---Thousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in a very snowy Park City, Utah, for 10 days of movie watching.

The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Fest...

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Indonesia on cooperation in the energy sector, as it would help improve collaboration between the two countries, esp...

MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he and Indonesian President Joko Widodo had a "fruitful and honest discussion" on issues confronting the Asia-Pacific region, including maritime tensions in the South China Sea.

The Pal...

MANILA, Philippines --- The parents of Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker who has been on death row in Indonesia for drug smuggling since 2010, have again raised their appeal to President Joko Widodo to grant her clemency before he steps...

LAS VEGAS --- They don't own smartphones and can't go online, but that doesn't prevent them from being connected: pets are benefiting from a slew of animal-oriented technology at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

How's Fi...

Jubilant screams were heard from inside the Phoenix locker room after the Fuel Masters were told that they had officially secured the twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals.

But even if it had defied expectations of ...

Charles Tiu is very confident that his Strong Group team that will represent the Philippines in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship has a clear shot at the championship, what with a roster teeming with ex-NBA players and a coaching...

MANILA, Philippines ---The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped below 6,600 on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh economic leads from overseas.

The PSEi tumbled 1.09 percent, or 72.41 points, to 6,546.11 while the broader All S...

 

In GMA 7's new revenge drama, "Makiling," Elle Villanueva's character, Amira, is put through the wringer enduring mental, emotional and physical abuse from school bullies.

And because a lot of her scenes were incredibly taxing, she pro...

NLEX got big contributions from rookies Enoch Valdez and Richie Rodger to overcome Converge, 107-103, and forge a tie with TNT for the last quarterfinals berth in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Valdez hit a pa...

 




MANILA, Philippines --- Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said that the additional P12 billion allocated to the commission in the 2024 national budget is not intended for a plebiscite on c...

MANILA, Philippines --- Strong Group Athletics team manager Jacob Lao said that Mikey Williams will not be joining the Philippine-based team after the former TNT guard failed to "honor his word."

Hours after Strong Group coach Charles Tiu told t...

In a bid to more actively target the global market for K-pop, South Korea's major entertainment agencies are gearing up to debut increasingly diverse groups with multinational members such as Katseye and VHCA.

Katseye, a new girl group under HYB...

The story of Jang Tae-sang (Park Seo-joon) and Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee) goes from 1945 to 2024, as a second season of "Gyeongseong Creature" has been confirmed.

Before the announcement, the K-drama's final episode showed an unconscious Chae-ok ...

 








MANILA, Philippines --- Citing an approximate P2 billion loss following the four-day blackout in Western Visayas, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treas called on the government to hold accountable those behind the incident.

Dur...

Jennylyn Mercado is aware of the many changes she and Dennis Trillo went through since tying the knot in November 2021, but she's glad it made their relationship stronger.

On the sidelines of the press conference for "Love. Die. Repeat," Mercado...

MANILA, Philippines --- Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo bid farewell to some of their role players ahead of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season, which fires off in February.

Chery Tiggo on Tuesday bid farewell to young role players Jaycel...

Jayda Avanzado shared one of her big girl moves this year after buying her first ever condominium, calling it her investment.

On Instagram, the 20-year-old announced she bought her own condominium unit that she intends to furnish, as she shared ...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday that it has arrested a South Korean man who is wanted for involvement in telecommunications fraud.

According to the BI, Lee Seunggon, 35 years old, was arrested in the Clar...

MANILA, Philippines---Other than the great people and amazing organization that Andre Roberson has heard about from the Philippines, there was also a certain someone who helped his decision in committing to play for Strong Group.

San Miguel's Ch...

Yasmien Kurdi has weighed in on the debate on about the viral post of a man who gave his girlfriend an engagement ring worth P299, sayingthat people are overreacting to material things.

On her Facebook page, the actress shared that she herself d...

MANILA, Philippines--Barangay Ginebra got its act together just in time on Sunday night to upend NorthPort, 103-93, in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

The Gin Kings, the defending champions this conference, pulled through behind the one-two punch of...

Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal on Sunday pulled out of the Australian Open with a "micro tear on a muscle" barely a week after making his comeback from a year-long injury absence, but said he remained positive.

The 37-year-old had been out of th...

MANILA, Philippines --- Thirdy Ravena sustained his fine form as the San-En Neophoenix earned their sixth straight win after beating Bobby Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins anew, 80-74, in the 2023-24 B.League season on Sunday.

Raven...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Agriculture (DA) must renounce importation policies if it truly wants to support the country's farmers, a progressive fisherfolk group said on Sunday.

"Agriculture Secretary [Francisco] Tiu-Laurel Jr. mu...

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MANILA, Philippines --- The 2023 edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has crossed the P1-billion mark in total box office sales, as the annual festival has been extended un...

 

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it will establish a system to recognize the cleanest barangays in the country as part of its Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan or Kalinis...

MANILA, Philippines--San Miguel picked Terrafirma apart on Sunday night, 132-110, to move closer to a twice-to-beat playoff advantage in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Import Bennie Boatwright Jr. put up 51 points and 12 rebounds to help the Beerme...

MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is ready to meet former chief executive Rodrigo Duterte after the latter questioned why his program under the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) was affected by the ongoing investigati...