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(Interaksyon) BEIJING/MANILA — China is ready to resume oil and gas talks and manage maritime issues “cordially” with the Philippines, China President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, according to Chinese state television.

Xi was speaking to his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who was on a three-day visit to Beijing.

Beijing territorial claims in the South China Sea, which is rich in oil, gas and fish and where about $3 trillion in ship-borne trade passes annually, had been a source of tension between it and some Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines… Read More

(Interaksyon) Philippines’ bet Celeste Cortesi was officially sent off to compete in the latest edition of the Miss Universe competition.

On January 3, the Miss Universe Philippines page uploaded images of Celeste’s look during her small send-off party for the 71st Miss Universe in Louisiana, United States.

The much-anticipated coronation night will be hosted at the New Orleans Ernest N. Moral Convention Center slated on January 14… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is eyeing to qualify not just one but three or four Filipino weightlifters to next year’s Paris Olympics.

Apart from Tokyo Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas is doing all it can to help Elreen Ando, Vanessa Sarno and Kristel Macrohon earn berths to quadrennial event.

Diaz-Naranjo already had a good head start after she hauled three gold medals in last month’s World Championships in Bogota, Colombia, the first of 10 Olympic qualifying meets sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation… Read More

(The Manila Times) THE one thing the Filipino consumer will probably remember about 2022 is that it was a year of skyrocketing prices. On basically all fronts, households had to contend with stretching already extended budgets while wondering how much more expensive things could get.

It wasn’t how people expected 2022 to turn out. Hopes were high that, after two years of pandemic-spurred lockdowns, the world was on track toward soon reopening. However, a one-two first-quarter combo — a new Covid-19 surge and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — quickly clouded the outlook for economies worldwide… Read More

(The Manila Times) THE start of every year is traditionally an occasion for making resolutions. Policy-makers and other national leaders should pledge to do something audacious in 2023, like eradicating extreme poverty and fighting climate change.

Those issues are somewhat related. That is, climate change has a poverty dimension to it. Climate change affects everyone, but the poor tend to be the most vulnerable to the consequences of rising global temperatures. Unlike the impoverished, for instance, people with means can find shelter during intense storms or have access to food during droughts… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The local entertainment industry in 2022 was a year packed with shocking headlines from celebrity break-ups, legal troubles, public disputes, family issues, and more.

Before this year ends, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest controversies that shocked the local entertainment realm this year.

Kris Aquino and fiancé Mel Sarmiento wedding call off
Earlier this year, TV host and actress Kris Aquino confirmed rumors that she and her fiancé – former congressman Mel Sarmiento – had broken up.

In her Instagram post on Jan. 3, Kris said Mel had broken up with her because he can’t live in a bubble with her.

“I might further put you at risk and I don’t want to be blamed for it… I already had a bubble fatigue and I will not be able to, sad to say, be able to continue living in a bubble,” Mel said in a text message.

Kris also shared photos showing that her autoimmune disease – which she disclosed to the public a few years back – had worsened… Read More

(Interaksyon) MANILA — The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Christmas Day rains in the southern Philippines rose to 44, with 28 others still unaccounted for, the national disaster agency said on Friday.

Damage to infrastructure and crops has been estimated at P1.36 billion ($24.4 million), it said in a bulletin.

Heavy rains submerged villages, towns and highways in the Visayas and Mindanao regions on Christmas Day, forcing more than 50,000 people to flee their homes. The floods had subsided but intermittent rains continued, the agency said.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he may visit the stricken areas to assess the situation after his scheduled trip to China from January 3 to 5… Read More

(SunStar) TWO cases of the Omicron subvariant BN.1 have been detected in the Philippines, thereby becoming the latest genetic lineage of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country.

Data released by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that there have been two cases of the sublineage of the BA.2.75 subvariant detected in the latest genome surveillance run of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC).

“As of current date, two BN.1 cases have been detected in the country, and the cases are currently reported under Omicron BA.2.75,” said the DOH.

It noted how the BN.1 is currently classified as a variant under monitoring (VUM) due to its increasing prevalence globally and mutations that may lead to enhanced immune evasion… Read More