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On September 17, a big group of Watsons employees and supplier-partners trooped to the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habit and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) for an ocean clean-up drive. Watsons Do Good for the Oceans Coastal Clean-up Activity was visited by DENR Officers (from left) Watsons Philippines Officers Patrick Yu and Viki …

Conrad Manila's award-winning China Blue by Jereme Leung indulges patrons with 'Majestic Harvest' featuring the much-awaited return of celebrity master chef Jereme Leung. Celebrity master chef Jereme Leung The week-long celebration, which will last until from September 29, is highlighted by a regal curation of modern Chinese cuisine delicately presented …

The federal NDP is calling for a parliamentary probe of the rising cost of food to determine whether major grocery store chains are raking in excess profits. Cost of groceries has risen 10.8 per cent in the past year, according to Statistics Canada The federal NDP is calling for a …

Applying for a job can be a job itself. At least one human resource expert is now saying employers should start paying people for their time. Companies should compensate for time and effort, says advocate Cost of Living4:31Should we pay people to do job interviews? Looking for a job can …

A rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe began Tuesday in tense Japan, where the event for one of the country's most divisive leaders has deeply split public opinion. Decision to hold state funeral sparks protests and splits public opinion With flowers, prayers and a …

Friends of Sarah Inam are in mourning as police in Pakistan investigate the killing of the 37-year-old alumnus of Ontario's University of Waterloo. Inam's husband of four months and his father, a columnist and TV political analyst in Pakistan, have been arrested. Sarah Inam's killing is 'painful and unbelievable,' former …

No longer able to afford skyrocketing power bills after Russia cut gas supplies, European businesses are shutting down and residents are bracing for rolling blackouts during a cold, dark and potentially deadly winter. Businesses set to shut down or take drastic measures to cut energy use As Europe heads into …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada will levy sanctions on "dozens" of Iranian individuals and entities — including the country's so-called "morality police" — as security forces in Iran continue to crack down violently on protesters. 'To the women in Iran who are protesting: We are with you,' …

Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio arrived in Japan Monday to attend the state funeral of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe today (Tuesday) at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Duterte-Carpio paid a courtesy call on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo on Monday. FOR ABE’S …

MALOLOS CITY—Tragedy struck the office of the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) after five of its responders were killed in Sitio Galas, Barangay Camias in San Miguel, Bulacan at the height of Super Typhoon Karding Sunday evening. FALLEN HEROES. Veteran Bulacan rescue volunteers George Agustin, Troy Justin …