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Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Feb. 14
JAKARTA -- The voting process in Indonesia's simultaneous presidential and legislative elections concluded Wednesday at 1 p.m. local time and the counting of ballots has started, according to the country's General Elections Commission (KPU). According to KPU, there are over 204 million registered voters for the general elections, about 53 percent of whom are under the age of 40. Unofficial quick counts ar.....»»
Comelec eyes issuing voter’s IDs anew
The Commission on Elections is looking to issue identification cards for registered Filipino voters again......»»
Marcos to Filipinos: Emulate bravery of WWII heroes to counter modern threats
Marcos called on Filipinos to stand by their freedoms and principles, fulfill their duties with dedication and diligence, and fight for a better life and future......»»
Earth Hour 2024 Calls for Filipinos to Switch Off Lights and Switch Off Single-use Plastics
Filipinos can help in solving two of our planet’s biggest problems, biodiversity loss, and climate change, by doing their part in conserving energy and putting an end to the problem of plastic pollution. Earth Hour 2024, set on March 23, Saturday will once again bring together millions of people across the world so they can […].....»»
Philippines to repatriate Filipinos from crisis-hit Haiti
The move comes after Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo approved the declaration of Alert Level 3 in Haiti, signifying the voluntary repatriation for Filipinos there......»»
Money tops Valentine s Day wish list of Filipinos — SWS
Filipinos want both practical and romantic gifts for Valentine's Day, with money topping the list, according to a survey by the Social Weather Stations. .....»»
MNLF’s political bloc urge members to stay off hostile politics
The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front on Saturday reminded its more than 90,000 duly-registered members to avoid arguments over politics with members of other regional partisan groups now gearing up for the 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region......»»
Quiboloy camp surrenders 5 guns
The camp of fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy has surrendered five of the 19 firearms registered under his name......»»
Destruction of Gaza in numbers: ‘Unlike anything we have studied’
As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas has also caused massive material destruction in Gaza. “The rate of damage being registered is unlike anything we have studied before. It is much faster and more extensive than anything we have.....»»
Local business tax exemption for registered enterprises: Who has the final say?
For a moment, imagine being in a position wherein you have multiple siblings and each of them are instructing you to do different things for one situation that requires a single solution......»»
Business units power up AEV profit to P4.9 billion in Q1
Conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) registered strong profitability in the first quarter, driven by higher contributions from its business units......»»
Voters favor creation of 8 Bangsamoro towns in Cotabato province
More than three-fourths of the 89,594 registered voters in 63 Bangsamoro barangays in Cotabato province in Region 12 voted in favor of proposals to create eight municipalities covering their domains during a plebiscite on Saturday......»»
Cosco nets P12.4 billion in 2023
Lucio Co’s listed retail holding firm Cosco Capital Inc. registered a slight improvement in profitability in 2023, driven by strong operating performance from all business segments......»»
Hotel101 moves one step closer to NASDAQ SPAC listing
Hotel101, the global “condotel” subsidiary of Injap Sia’s Double Dragon, announced that it signed a definitive merger agreement with the British Virgin Island-registered JBSPAC Acquisition Corp., with the intent of listing the merged entity on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol “HBNB”......»»
Nearly 2 million register for 2025 polls – Comelec
Almost two million voters have registered for the May 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections reported yesterday......»»
Number of aspiring voters exceeds 1.7 million
The number of those who registered and are aspiring to vote in the May 2025 midterm elections has exceeded 1.7 million, according to the Commission on Elections......»»
BOP shortfall narrows to $196 million in February
The Philippines registered a balance of payments shortfall of $196 million in February, its second straight month of deficit, as the government settled more foreign debt obligations last month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said......»»
Government debt payments rise to record P1.6 trillion
The country’s debt service registered a record P1.6 trillion last year, exceeding the program, as the government aggressively moved to cut mounting obligations......»»
Phinma earnings rise to P1.63 billion on higher enrolment
Diversified investor Phinma Corp. registered its best enlistment year in its education segment in 2023, helping it drive up profit to P1.63 billion with the help of expansion in other industries......»»
LTO probes alleged road rage incident in Subic
LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said he had directed the agency’s Central Luzon office to issue a show cause order to the registered owner of a Toyota Fortuner that hit a car driven by a male senior citizen. .....»»