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When she was named one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers in 2016 by US-based Foreign Policy magazine, Orani, Bataan should be very proud of. Actually, the nation should be very proud of. Geraldine Roman is the first transgender congresswoman elected in the Philippine Congress and was elected by tremendous victory.

The threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China has cooled down, but the battle will return with renewed power.

There is more to texts, subtexts and contexts of what Presidential Communications Group Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson when she refused to apologize to Kris Aquino for uploading a video clip of the late senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. being kissed by girls enplaned before his assassination in 1983 virtually juxtaposed with the visual of President Rodrigo Duterte kissing on lips a …

By Mary Michelle M. Bonifacio In an unprecedented unique salute to a great poet and composer that died 86 years ago, former senator and now President and General Manager of Manila Hotel Joey Lina and Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo performed at the Manila North Cemetery by singing three immortal songs.

As the country commemorated the first year of the Marawi siege, non-government organization, International Alert Philippines, launched on Thursday the “Maratabat: Mga Kuwento ng Kagitingan sa Marawi” documentary to honor the unsung heroes in the battle.

Grab Philippines said it would continue fighting “external forces” wanting to see it fail.

Philippine Airlines (PAL), which had been reporting losses on its New York route, expects cost efficiency to improve on long-haul flights after it switches to the fuel-efficient Airbus A350-900 starting October, its chief executive said. The new airplane will allow it to fly non-stop on long routes, a feature business travelers favor. PAL currently uses Boeing 777 to fly to …

The Department of Energy is donating 900 electric tricycles to the local governments of Pateros, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Valenzuela, as part of its campaign to promote the use of e-trikes.

About 14% of airports around the world, which handles 40% of global traffic, have been privatized.

Grab Philippines reported a total comprehensive loss of P2.91 billion in 2017, worse than the P1.56 billion comprehensive loss it incurred the previous year.