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Verna Tuliao and Daniel Butas Named as ‘Breaking Muse’ and ‘Escort mo, Show mo’ Grand Winners thumbnail
Philippine Examiner

Verna Tuliao and Daniel Butas Named as ‘Breaking Muse’ and ‘Escort mo, Show mo’ Grand Winners

Verna Tuliao and Daniel Butas were named the grand winners of “Breaking Muse” and “Escort Mo, Show Mo” during the “Fiestacular Finale” of...

Legendary Kontrabida Trio Returns in iWant’s New Action&Comedy ‘Kontrabida’ thumbnail
Philippine Examiner

Legendary Kontrabida Trio Returns in iWant’s New Action&Comedy ‘Kontrabida’

Three of Philippine cinema’s most iconic on-screen villains, Rez Cortez, Bembol Roco, and Dindo Arroyo, join forces and step into the spotlight as...

Next&Gen Pop Icon Jade LeMac Drops Infectious New Single ‘Running Home’ thumbnail
Philippine Examiner

Next&Gen Pop Icon Jade LeMac Drops Infectious New Single ‘Running Home’

ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EP ‘IT’S ALWAYS AT NIGHT’ DUE NOV 7THPhoto Credit: Meredith Traux August 15th, 2025 — Today, 21-year-old Vietnamese-Canadian pop singer, songwriter, and...

Nonlife insurers FPG, Mercantile set to merge  thumbnail
Philippine Courier

Nonlife insurers FPG, Mercantile set to merge 

Headlines NONLIFE INSURERS FPG Insurance Co., Inc. and The Mercantile Insurance Co., Inc. have agreed to merge, they said in a joint statement...

PHL current account deficit seen to further widen over medium term thumbnail
Philippine Courier

PHL current account deficit seen to further widen over medium term

Headlines THE PHILIPPINES’ current account deficit could further widen over the medium term as global trade uncertainties affect external demand, Fitch Solutions unit...

BTr sells P507 billion worth of RTBs thumbnail
Philippine Courier

BTr sells P507 billion worth of RTBs

Headlines THE GOVERNMENT sold P507.16 billion worth of retail Treasury bonds (RTB), exceeding the target as investors sought better yields. National Treasurer Sharon...

ERC proposes lower open access threshold thumbnail
Philippine Courier

ERC proposes lower open access threshold

Headlines SMALL ELECTRICITY end-users will be able to choose their preferred power supplier soon as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is now looking...

NG debt to hit P24.7 trillion by 2030; debt&to&GDP ratio to fall to 58% — DoF thumbnail
Philippine Courier

NG debt to hit P24.7 trillion by 2030; debt&to&GDP ratio to fall to 58% — DoF

Headlines FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Monday said the government is working to ensure that economic growth would outpace debt accumulation, as...

Japan's Nikkei, TOPIX Stock Indexes Hit New Highs thumbnail
Konnichiwa

Japan's Nikkei, TOPIX Stock Indexes Hit New Highs

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 and broader TOPIX stock indexes closed at fresh all-time highs in Tokyo trading on Monday...

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Konnichiwa

Japanese Manufacturers Boosting Digital Camera Lineups

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese camera manufacturers are introducing unique digital cameras, aiming to attract young people who love taking eye-catching photographs...