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[ad_1] BTS performs on stage at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. PHOTOGRAPHER: RICH FURY / GETTY IMAGES BIG Hit Entertainment Co., the manager of K-pop boy band BTS, is looking to raise up to 962.6 billion won ($ 812 million) in a South Korean initial public offering that will …

[ad_1] The country’s unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in July from a high of 17.7 percent in April due to the relaxation of quarantine restrictions, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Hopeful job seekers line up for police clearance in the Manila Police District on September 3, 2020. Loosening …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government confirmed Thursday the rescue of one of 39 Filipino crew members from a cargo ship that recently disappeared off the coast of Japan. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Osaka, in a report to the Department of Labor and Employment, identified the …

[ad_1] Former NU Lady Bulldogs stalwart Jack Animam. PHOTO UAAP MANILA, Philippines – National Pat Aquino University’s legendary Lady Bulldogs program defined the greatest college basketball dynasty of this generation when they won six straight UAAP titles and lost exactly zero games in the process. In the midst of that …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – As part of its P95.4 billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project, conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced on Thursday its plan to revive the long-polluted Pasig River. In a statement, SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said the attempt to revive the Pasig river …

[ad_1] Millions of Filipinos have become their own bosses at business ventures when some jobs returned in July, reducing unemployment to 10 percent as lockdowns eased. Sheila de Asis, 38, owned a video production company, but all her projects were put on hold at the height of the region’s longest …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Film and Television Classification and Review Board (MTRCB) on Thursday sought “regulation” of video content on streaming platforms like Netflix. During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the proposed Internet Transactions Act, MTRCB’s Legal Affairs Division Chief Atty. Jonathan Presquito underscored the need to regulate …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros objected to swift action by legal institutions in releasing U.S. Navy Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton based on his good conduct time allowance (GCTA), and asked about that jailed Filipinos cannot afford the same treatment. Hontiveros, in a statement Thursday, hinted that the Philippine …

[ad_1] Utah Jazz’s Joe Ingles (2) and Donovan Mitchell, bottom right, sit on the ground after their 80-78 loss to the Denver Nuggets during an NBA playoff first-round basketball game Tuesday. September 1, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista. Florida (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) recorded an additional 1,987 COVID-19 infections, bringing the total count for the Philippines to 228,403 as of September 3. DOH also recorded 880 new recoveries and 65 more deaths, bringing the country’s recovery count to 159,475 and the death toll to …