MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine peso weakened to its lowest level in nearly two months on Thursday, slipping past the 58 mark against the US dollar, as a corruption probe into government flood control projects stirred fresh political unease. The local currency closed at 58.10, down 63.9 centavos from the previous day and its weakest
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ADB work in Philippines to continue
MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said a corruption scandal involving flood control projects would not deter it from financing work in the Philippines, noting that the institution maintains “close oversight” of its investments. “You know, we’re always cautious about all our projects,” Andrew Jeffries, the bank’s country director for the Philippines, told
Bulgaria ousts USA, books first FIVB Men’s World semis in 19 years
MANILA, Philippines — Aleksandar Nikolov erupted with 29 points to send Bulgaria to the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship semifinal for the first time in 19 years. Down two sets, the Nikolov brothers and the Bulgarians never wavered, pulling off a 21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-13 comeback to stun World No. 4 USA before a
Converge prepaid service books 500,000 users
MANILA, Philippines — Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said on Thursday its prepaid internet service continues to gain ground, with about 500,000 active users logged in two years after its launch. Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and cofounder of Converge, said the increasing popularity of the group’s prepaid brand Surf2Sawa (S2S) shows “the strong adoption” of Filipinos
Fire Emblem Shadows impressions: The hottest of hot messes
Nintendo’s new Fire Emblem mobile game is a baffling social deduction experiment weighed down by aggressive pay-to-win mechanics
What does the Cauldron do & how to use it – Hades 2
The Cauldron plays an important role in Melinoe’s journey of gaining strength and befriending Olympians.
Delhi Police crack down on illegal immigrants, 25 Bangladeshis held
Of the total detained, 23 individuals were traced to Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh, following a coordinated operation triggered by intelligence inputs, police said
O’No! People with apostrophes in surnames facing passport application issues
Individuals with surnames such as O’Connor, O’Sullivan, or D’arcy have been left unable to proceed with applications using their legal names.
MLB approves ‘robot umpires’ for 2026 season
‘Robot umpires’ will debut in Major League Baseball in the 2026 season as the game adopts the automated strike zone challenge system tested in the 2025 pre-season, MLB announced on Tuesday. MLB’s joint competition committee voted to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, which allows players to challenge human umpires’ ball and strike calls
Jannik Sinner says ‘changing a lot’ after US Open loss to Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner said Wednesday he has been making changes to his game and “reflecting a lot” ahead of his first appearance since losing the US Open final to Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian failed to defend his title in New York this month after Alcaraz emphatically overpowered him in four sets and snatched back the world