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[ad_1] The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects that inflation will rise to 4.7 percent in February from 4.2 percent in January. BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said the forecast range is from a low of 4.3 percent to a high of 5.1 percent for that month. Diokno, citing the …

[ad_1] Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Washington [US], Feb 27 (ANI): The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry spoke about his cozy first dates with Meghan Markle. According to People magazine, on Thursday night’s episode of ‘The Late Late Show,’ Harry, 36, spoke candidly to host James Corden about the unusual …

[ad_1] Rene Mark Cuatro managed an upset in the city of General Santos, earning a unanimous decision victory over Pedro Taduran to win the IBF World Minimum Weight Championship during MP Promotion’s The Puncher on Saturday. Cuatro, 24, received the nod from judges Alberto Pulalas, Sabas Ponpon Jr. and Roel …

[ad_1] THE performing arts had been hit hard once the pandemic hit our shores, including ballet. Shows and dance schools were among the first to be canceled and the last to recover. Pre-pandemic normality meant that our country’s dance companies put on three or four shows at premiere venues, while …

[ad_1] A pro-democracy protester is detained by riot police officers during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 27, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer Myanmar police acted decisively on Saturday in an attempt to prevent opponents of the military government from gathering across the country after Myanmar’s …

[ad_1] Victoria Lee (left) throws a punch at her Thai opponent Sunisa Srisen en route to winning her first professional MMA fight in ONE: Fists of Fury. (PHOTO: UN Championship) SINGAPORE – Rising mixed martial arts (MMA) talent Victoria Lee made a winning professional debut at the ONE Championship Fists …

[ad_1] Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is hurting its position in the region due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Will President John Magufuli’s recent U-turn make a difference? After the region reported its first coronavirus case in March 2020, Tanzania has walked and continues to walk …

[ad_1] Pedro Taduran is now ready to defend his IBF minimumweight crown when he takes on Rene Mark Cuarto at General Santos City on Saturday. The fight at Bula Gym will be the second fully Filipino title fight in a week on local soil, following Vic Saludar’s WBA minimumweight title …

[ad_1] MANILA – The Gilas Pilipinas Men will participate in the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) after New Zealand withdrew from the competition. FIBA said on Friday that the Gilas Men would replace New Zealand as “the next best team from the Asia-Oceania Region in the FIBA ​​World Rankings.” Basketball …

[ad_1] Riot police officers get into a police vehicle during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 26, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer The UN envoy to Myanmar urged the United Nations to use “any means necessary” to stop a military coup there, making a surprise appeal …