Philippines

Napheesa Collier is the WNBA’s leading scorer in the postseason, but it isn’t her made baskets that matter when the Minnesota Lynx face the Connecticut Sun in the decisive Game 5 of their semifinal series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. It’s the opponents’ missed baskets that Collier will focus on as the two teams clash to determine who advances to play the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals. “Our offense was able to lift us up last game, but if that’s not working, we have to rely on our defense,” Collier said. “It’s not been good the last two […]…

Keep on reading: Sun, Lynx clash with trip to WNBA Finals on line

The Philippines’ unemployment rate fell to a two-month low of four percent in August largely due to a significant influx of Filipino women into the labor force who found jobs in the services sector, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday. Preliminary results of the PSA’s August round of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed the unemployment rate recorded the lowest in two months or since the 3.1 percent recorded in June, translating to 2.07 million jobless Filipinos. This was lower compared to the 4.7 percent jobless rate in the previous month and 4.4 percent last year. READ: July unemployment […]…

Keep on reading: August 2024 unemployment rate falls to 4%, says PSA

Oil rose above $80 a barrel Monday, October 7, on Middle East tensions while equities slid in New York as political and interest rate concerns dented the recent rally. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark oil contract, went above $80 per barrel for the first time since late August. Oil futures have experienced recent volatility, with Brent slumping under $70 last month on concerns about weak demand before intensified fighting in the Middle East sent prices soaring 10 percent last week. Israel is preparing its retaliation against Iran over its missile attack last week, raising fears of a regional […]…

Keep on reading: Oil prices extend gains on Mideast tensions, Wall Street falls

MANILA, Philippines — The damage to the country’s farm sector due to Supertyphoon Julian (international name: Krathon) has reached P607.38 million based on the bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday. The figure was 10.1 percent more than the P551.81 million reported by the DA on Oct. 4. READ: Julian initial agri […]…

Keep on reading: Julian damage to agriculture now at P607M

MANILA, Philippines — Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has clarified that the camp of Senator Koko Pimentel—his opponent in the race for the congressional seat of the city’s first district—left their alliance as early as July 28. In a statement on Monday, Teodoro said Pimentel’s departure from the alliance actually led to the team not having a candidate for Markina’s 1st District representative. Teodoro said this as Pimentel, in an interview after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Sunday, said that he was “surprised” about the Mayor’s decision to run for the same post that he is aiming for. […]…

Keep on reading: Marikina’s Teodoro says Pimentel camp left alliance late July