SENATE REJECTS BIDEN'S $105B AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE AND ISRAEL The $105 billion spending package, spearheaded by President Joe Biden and aimed at providing additional military aid to Ukraine and Israel, faced a setback in the Democratic-controlled Senate on Wednesday. Falling short of
JOBLESS RATE FALLS IN OCTOBER, UNDEREMPLOYMENT UP MANILA - The Philippines recorded a decline in its unemployment rate in October, reaching 4.2%, down from September's 4.5%, marking the lowest rate since April 2005, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The number of jobless F
JOBLESS RATE FALLS IN OCTOBER, UNDEREMPLOYMENT UP MANILA - The Philippines recorded a decline in its unemployment rate in October, reaching 4.2%, down from September's 4.5%, marking the lowest rate since April 2005, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The number of jobless F
ISRAELI FORCES SURROUND KHAN YOUNIS AS UNICEF DEEMS SAFE AREAS INADEQUATE" Israeli forces initiated a major ground assault in southern Gaza, particularly targeting Khan Younis, marking the most intense day of combat in the five-week-long ground operations against Hamas militants. The milita
17 KILLED IN ANTIQUE BUS ACCIDENT Seventeen people, including a Kenyan national, died when a passenger bus careered off a road on a "killer curve" and plunged down a mountain in central Philippines, officials said Wednesday. The bus was travelling in Hamtic municipality in Antique pro
HEADING SOUTH IN GAZA, ISRAEL DEPLOYS TROOPS AND TANKS Israel directed Palestinians to evacuate portions of Gaza's main southern city on Monday, coinciding with airstrikes on the designated areas. Concurrently, Israeli forces, including tanks, intensified the ground offensive against H
INFLATION SLOWS TO 4.1 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER MANILA — Inflation eased to 4.1 percent in November amid slower increases in food prices, and lower transport costs as fuel prices fell, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. This was slower than the 4.9 percent clip seen in Octo
ISRAEL EXPANDS EVACUATION ORDERS IN GAZA'S SOUTH AMID ESCALATING OFFENSIVE Israel expanded evacuation orders in and around Khan Younis, Gaza's second-largest city, on Sunday, accompanied by intense bombardment. The military offensive shifted to the southern half of the territory, targe
ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MASS BOMBING IN MARAWI MANILA — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Catholic mass in Marawi on Sunday, which killed at least four people and injured 50 others. The blast happened during a morning service a
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR, DAY 56: 8 HOSTAGES RELEASED FROM GAZA AS UNCERTAINTY LOOMS OVER TRUCE EXTENSION On the 56th day of the Israel-Hamas war, Hamas released eight Israeli hostages during the 7th day of a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest uncertainty about extending the tru
