Apple releases new app for sports, free for iPhone

ISTANBUL: US-based global tech firm Apple announced Wednesday it is releasing a new app for sports that would be free for all iPhone models running iOS 17.2 or later.

Apple Sports delivers real-time scores, stats, and more, designed for speed and sim…

DSWD grants P500K livelihood aid to women entrepreneurs in Negros town

BACOLOD: Two groups of women entrepreneurs in E. B. Magalona, Negros Occidental are putting up bakery businesses after receiving PHP500,000 in livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The beneficiaries were …

DOH Bicol issues warning vs. diseases caused by El Niño

LEGAZPI: The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol on Thursday urged the public to follow measures to prevent El Niño-related health issues.

In an advisory, DOH-Bicol warned that besides heat-related issues, prolonged …

DOJ, PCG ink pact on mutual capacity dev’t programs

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving maritime law enforcement.

Prosecutor General (PG) Benedicto Malcontento and PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil G…

Global debt climbs to record high of $313T in 2023

ISTANBUL: The amount of global debt climbed to a record high of USD313 trillion last year, according to a report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) on Wednesday.

“Over USD15 trillion was added to the global debt mountain last year, bring…

Investment management firm sees higher PH econ growth in 2024

MANILA: The government’s 6.5 to 7.5 percent economic growth target for this year is attainable as the projected decline in interest rates will help boost consumption and investments, a top official of Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corporati…

Taiwan university develops new ‘cheaper’ tumor treatment for pets

ANKARA: A Taiwanese university claims to have developed a new medicine that could lower the cost of treating tumors in pets, local media reported on Wednesday.

The medicine, named PCD-17, was developed by the National Chung Hsing University and can b…