Новости за 06.07.2015

Greek banks will remain closed until Wednesday with limits on daily withdrawals unchanged, the state news agency reported on Monday, citing officials. Further developments will depend on decisions by the European Central Bank, whose board of governors were holding a conference call on Monday to decide whether to maintain its lifeline to Greek banks, the […]

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — More than 1 million people filled a park in Ecuador’s main port city on Monday for Pope Francis’ first big event of his three-nation South American tour, hoping for a glimpse of Latin America’s first pope returning to his home soil for a Mass dedicated to the family. Many pilgrims spent […]

She was a teenager during World War I and her life spans three centuries. On Monday, New Yorker Susannah Mushatt Jones celebrated her 116th birthday as the world’s oldest living person. Guinness World Records announced the occasion and released photographs of Jones, dressed smartly in a white jacket, black dress and matching hat, being presented […]

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said the financial markets will likely remain cautious after the Greeks voted a “no” to further delay austerity measures imposed by creditors. However, Tetangco hopes that there will be no exaggerated moves in the markets amid the talks of the creditors and Greek authorities.  “As expected, […]

Andrew Hozier-Byrne is a 25-year-old Irish singer-songwriter who registered hot on our radar when his song “Take Me To Church” was nominated Song Of The Year at the recent Grammy Awards. Out of seeming obscurity, Hozier jumped into the world stage powered by the noise “Take Me To Church” created on YouTube, where it earned […]

Some Filipinos believe in destiny. Whether it concerns love, career, health, and even family, they believe there is a fixed natural order to the universe, all predetermined. Among them is 31-year-old actor Sam Milby. “I think kahit ’yung masasamang nangyayari sa buhay mo ay nangyayari rin for the greater good kahit hindi mo nakikita,” he […]

I’ve always been a big supporter of shopping for locally-made goods. And the current market now is just full of so many products that are not just Philippine-made, they’re also made with local and imported natural and plant-based ingredients, with no chemicals, no toxic ingredients, and no animals harmed. The beauty industry has definitely evolved! Lumiere  Established by an aromatherapist, a cosmetic chemist, and a […]

A new and more powerful cyclone, which may likely develop into a super-typhoon, is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) today even as slow-moving tropical storm “Egay” continues to linger in some parts of the country. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said severe tropical storm “Chan-hom” […]

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed Sunday in Mount Maculot in Cuenca, Batangas, failed to provide a flight plan before taking off from Puerto Galera, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio yesterday said Capt. Felicisimo Taborlupa Jr. did not inform them about their flight home. “Regulations […]

President Aquino yesterday approved a P3.002-trillion budget proposal for 2016, the bulk of which will go to education. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the 2016 budget proposal was approved during a special Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. The proposed budget represents a 15.2 percent increase from the 2015 national budget and comprises 19.5 […]

By Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) — The Philippines may offer about $750 million of global bonds in 2016 while seeking to keep domestic funding elevated, according to Treasurer Roberto Tan. The Asian nation plans to borrow 747 billion pesos ($16.6 billion) next year, and will probably sell 33 billion pesos of global bonds, Tan said in […]

by Marc BURLEIGH and Ella IDE Athens, Greece | AFP –European leaders were scrambling for a response Monday after a resounding “No” from Greek voters in a momentous referendum on austerity which could send the country crashing out of the eurozone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was to meet with French leader Francois Hollande in Paris after Greece overwhelmingly rejected international creditors’ tough bailout terms Sunday. […]

Singapore, Singapore | AFP  -Oil fell in Asia Monday as investors digested the implications of Greece rejecting tough austerity demands from creditors which could send the debt-strapped nation crashing out of the eurozone, analysts said. Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected the bailout terms demanded by international creditors, with official figures from Sunday’s referendum showing 61.31 percent voting “No” and […]

Hong Kong, China | AFP– Asian stocks mostly fell Monday after Greek voters rejected more austerity demands from creditors, fuelling fears the country will crash out of the eurozone, but the euro recovered from initial losses as dealers wait for European leaders’ next move. In a separate drama, Chinese shares surged almost eight percent in the first few […]

Shell announced decrease in fuel prices, effective tomorrow at 1 a.m. Gas price will be decreased by P.070 per liter, kerosene by P0.65, and diesel by P0.65.

As Northern Luzon is being battered by Severe Tropical Storm Egay (international name: Linfa), the town of Batac in Ilocos Norte recorded two large earthquakes. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the vicinity of Batac, Ilocos Norte at around 8:56 p.m. on July 5, 2015. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismoly reported at the […]

Quito, Ecuador — Pope Francis returns to South America on Sunday, stressing the need to protect the poor and the environment from exploitation and to foster dialogue among all sectors of society. Stops planned later in the week include a violent Bolivian prison, a flood-prone Paraguayan shantytown and a meeting with grass-roots groups in Bolivia, […]

RIYADH – Saudi Health Ministry announced on Sunday the registration of six new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus cases in a week from June 28 to July 4, Saudi Press Agency reported. The new cases brought the total cases to 1,045, including 460 deaths. Saudi Arabia has adopted tough prevention and treatment measures […]

Rains will continue in most parts of Luzon including Metro Manila and the Visayas due to southwest monsoon or “hanging habagat” enhanced by Tropical Storm “Egay” which maintained its strength and remains almost stationary over Luzon sea, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 8 a.m. the center of the […]

PORTLAND, Maine — Burt Shavitz, the Burt behind Burt’s Bees who co-founded the natural cosmetics company before it sold to Clorox, has died. He was 80. A spokeswoman for Burt’s Bees says Shavtiz died of respiratory complication Sunday in Bangor, Maine, surrounded by family and friends. Shavitz was a hippie making a living by selling […]