PHL IN NAT’L MOURNING FOR POPE FRANCIS; Flags at half-mast, 3 Filipino cardinals joining Vatican conclave to pick new pope
Philippine Catholic churches sounded the bells, organized special masses and prayers as the nation joined the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis who had endeared himself to Filipinos after his historic visit to the country in 2015 highlighted by his rain-drenched trip to Tacloban City where he consoled super typhoon Yolanda victims.
Balikatan military drills on; US deploys new missiles as tension rise
Philippine and US troops in joint military exercises
Overall losses to text scams hit $470 M; FTC airs warning, advices
New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages. This amount is five times higher than what was reported in 2020, even though the number of reports declined.
IMF cuts PHL’s growth forecast, cites domestic consumption role
Domestic consumption remains the main driver of the Philippine economy amid the impact of external developments and uncertainties, according to the revised outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In the IMF’s updated World Economic Outlook (WEO, the multilateral lender cut its 2025 growth forecast for the Philippines to 5.5 percent from 6.1 percent in the WEO released last January.
Bayanihan Equity Center acquires new building
The Bayanihan Equity Center (BEC), announced its acquisition of a new building at Minna Street in San Francisco on the 25th Year Anniversary of the organization through the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD). The acquisition will allow BEC to expand its South of Market (SoMa)-based programs and services for older adults and adults with disabilities, to the broader API community in San Francisco.
The Outsider: Hopeful for Skyway Stage 4
The Skyway Stage 4 project spans 32.664 km. The expressway which is mostly six lanes and a combination of elevated and at grade roads, will connect from the existing skyway at FTI complex now known as Arca South in Taguig to Batasan Complex in Quezon City. It has the following sections: skyway/FTI- C5/Diego Silang; C5/Diego Silang-C6/Taguig; C6/Taguig-Ortigas Ave. Extension; Ortigas Ave. Extension-Marcos Highway; Marcos-Highway-Tumana Bridge; and Tumana Bridge-Batasan Complex.
Singer Hajji Alejandro dies after battle with colon cancer
Original Pilipino Music (OPM) singer Hajji Alejandro passed away on April 21. He was 70.
Betting odds give PHL Cardinal Tagle 3:1 chance to become pope
By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA — Filipinos are excited over the next election. Not for any elective position in the coming mid-term polls next month, but when the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals gather to elect the successor…
Upside: Unplanned farewell to ‘People’s Pope’
WHO would have thought on April 1 when we visited the Vatican that 19 days later Pope Francis would be gone?
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