Raine Musñgi
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‘Flesh’ by David Szalay wins this year’s Booker Prize. Szalay said, “In a way, we’re all — to some extent — passive. We’re all acted on by life in ways that we can’t control. We’re all changed by experience in ways that we can’t control or don’t intend
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
‘Flesh’ by David Szalay wins this year’s Booker Prize. Szalay said, “In a way, we’re all — to some extent — passive. We’re all acted on by life in ways that we can’t control. We’re all changed by experience in ways that we can’t control or don’t intend
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Utilities in 3 Australian states will be required to offer households at least three hours of free electricity in the middle of the day, when an abundance of solar generation routinely drives prices into negative territory… www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Free Electricity Can Break the Climate Deadlock
It often comes as a surprise to find the little hacks strewn through the consumer universe that could make our lives easier, if only we noticed them: The unobtrusive light on your car dashboard pointi...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Utilities in 3 Australian states will be required to offer households at least three hours of free electricity in the middle of the day, when an abundance of solar generation routinely drives prices into negative territory… www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, who oversaw then-President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the nation's ombudsman said on Saturday, although the ICC denied the assertion.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, who oversaw then-President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the nation's ombudsman said on Saturday, although the ICC denied the assertion.
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Gross domestic product expanded just 4.0% in the three months to September from a year earlier, the statistics agency said Friday. That compares to 5.5% growth in the second quarter, and a median estimate of 5.2% in a Bloomberg News survey. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Philippines’ 4% Growth Disappoints as Scandal Hits Confidence
The Philippines’ growth dramatically decelerated in the third quarter, missing all economist estimates, as a corruption scandal triggered protests, hurt investor sentiment and led officials to hit the...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Gross domestic product expanded just 4.0% in the three months to September from a year earlier, the statistics agency said Friday. That compares to 5.5% growth in the second quarter, and a median estimate of 5.2% in a Bloomberg News survey. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
George Castrudes had heating in his flat but he struggled to pay for it because of delays in his salary being paid purportedly by employer Paul Blake. The fire he lit in his flat got out of control. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Farmer 'couldn't afford food or heating' before death
The sister of George Castrudes says he was struggling to pay for food and heating before his death.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
George Castrudes had heating in his flat but he struggled to pay for it because of delays in his salary being paid purportedly by employer Paul Blake. The fire he lit in his flat got out of control. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The government is reversing its restrictions to help nearly 7 million Filipino tourism workers by implementing easier electronic visas for Chinese visitors starting Monday. (Feels like that chart needs to show trend in arrivals by other nationalities.)
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November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The government is reversing its restrictions to help nearly 7 million Filipino tourism workers by implementing easier electronic visas for Chinese visitors starting Monday. (Feels like that chart needs to show trend in arrivals by other nationalities.)
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Loved this opinion e-newsletter by Bloomberg’s Jessica Carl on "Amazon has its AI cake and eats it too" and this accompanying chart. Everyone is getting worried about their jobs.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Loved this opinion e-newsletter by Bloomberg’s Jessica Carl on "Amazon has its AI cake and eats it too" and this accompanying chart. Everyone is getting worried about their jobs.
Similar shows like Choudenshi Bioman and Hikari Sentai Maskman were dubbed in English and developed cult followings in the Philippines. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Super Sentai: Japanese series that inspired Power Rangers reportedly ending
The franchise is the inspiration for many other superhero shows that have aired in Asia.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Similar shows like Choudenshi Bioman and Hikari Sentai Maskman were dubbed in English and developed cult followings in the Philippines. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Today, construction projects across the world, from the Philippines to Pakistan to Ecuador, are seeking to utilise the natural material that engineers and architects compare favourably to steel. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Nature designed it to bend': The bamboo buildings that sway in earthquakes
As well as being cheap, bamboo appears to have remarkable qualities of seismic resistance. Now it's being used to try to protect people from earthquakes.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today, construction projects across the world, from the Philippines to Pakistan to Ecuador, are seeking to utilise the natural material that engineers and architects compare favourably to steel. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The currency is likely to strengthen to 57.80 per dollar by the end of December, according to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. An analyst from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. expects the currency to rise higher to 57.50 against the greenback.
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Philippine Peso Poised for Rebound From Holiday Remittances After Hitting Record Low
Filipino engineer Jessie Acain, who works in Singapore, wired money home to fund a small business on the day the peso hit a record low. He plans to send more in December if the currency stays weak.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The currency is likely to strengthen to 57.80 per dollar by the end of December, according to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. An analyst from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. expects the currency to rise higher to 57.50 against the greenback.
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Gold accounts for about 13% of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ gross international reserves, Monetary Board member Benjamin Diokno said in an interview on Monday in Kuala Lumpur. That’s already more than other central banks in the region, he said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Philippine Central Banker Says It’s Time to Take Profit on Gold
The Philippine central bank should sell some of its “excessive” gold holdings with the precious metal set to retreat further from record highs as safe-haven demand eases, according to a policymaker.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Gold accounts for about 13% of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ gross international reserves, Monetary Board member Benjamin Diokno said in an interview on Monday in Kuala Lumpur. That’s already more than other central banks in the region, he said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
So he pursued plant genetics, earning his PhD at Cambridge and then working in the Netherlands and at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.
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MS Swaminathan: The scientist who saved India from hunger
A new biography shows how MS Swaminathan helped India leap from hunger to food self-sufficiency.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So he pursued plant genetics, earning his PhD at Cambridge and then working in the Netherlands and at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.
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SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. said it was ordered by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute to take custody of 23 cargo containers allegedly containing radioactive zinc dust and rejected by Indonesia, adding it had no connection with the shipments. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Philippine Steel Firm Says It Was Asked to Bury Radioactive Dust
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. said it was ordered by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute to take custody of 23 cargo containers allegedly containing radioactive zinc dust and rejected by Indones...
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October 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. said it was ordered by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute to take custody of 23 cargo containers allegedly containing radioactive zinc dust and rejected by Indonesia, adding it had no connection with the shipments. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Can Artificial Intelligence create more jobs than it destroys? Experts say yes — but only if the Philippines moves fast. @ANCAlerts breaks down how AI is changing the country’s labor force. youtu.be/ZTJajXlEW30?...
October 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Can Artificial Intelligence create more jobs than it destroys? Experts say yes — but only if the Philippines moves fast. @ANCAlerts breaks down how AI is changing the country’s labor force. youtu.be/ZTJajXlEW30?...
Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell | Shell says it is not legally liable for the disaster wreaked by 2021 Super Typhoon Odette , known as Typhoon Rai internationally. It killed more than 400 people and was the second most costly storm in Philippine history.
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell | Shell says it is not legally liable for the disaster wreaked by 2021 Super Typhoon Odette , known as Typhoon Rai internationally. It killed more than 400 people and was the second most costly storm in Philippine history.