Strike four: Facebook misses election misinformation in Brazil ads
Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found, continuing a pattern...
Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent confirms
MAYVILLE, N.Y.—Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries...
Oil extends losses as traders weigh China outlook, Iran supply concerns
Oil extended losses at the start of the week as traders weighed concerns about Chinese demand and the prospect for more Iranian supply. West Texas...
US Congress members meet Taiwan President Tsai amid China’s anger
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen met Monday with a delegation of US Congress members in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the...
Rampant brownouts in the regions may affect peace and order, senator warns
SEN. Raffy Tulfo on Monday warned against the possible consequences of longstanding and persistent power outages in different provinces to the country’s peace and order...
Press Secretary Cruz-Angeles tests positive for Covid-19
Press Secretary Beatrix “Trixie” Cruz-Angeles on Monday said she had tested positive Covid-19 and is now under isolation. In a video message in her Facebook,...
JFC welcomes enactment of Creative Industries Development Act into law
The Joint Foreign Chambers in the Philippines (JFC) lauded the enactment of the Creative Industries Development Act, which they said would drive the country’s economic...
Ban lifted on poultry imports from Missouri, USA and Japan
The Philippines has lifted its temporary import ban on poultry products from Missouri, United States, after the state was cleared from bird flu outbreaks. The...
Food poor Pinoys reach 5.9% to 6.55M in 2021–PSA data
A Filipino earning P100 per day is not considered poor in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the 2021 Poverty...
PBBM appoints Panganiban as new agri undersecretary, vice Sebastian
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has tapped veteran agriculture official Domingo F. Panganiban to the Department of Agriculture (DA) as the agency faces the daunting...