Arianne Lacanilao

Diño withdraws candidacy, gives slot to Duterte

Martin Diño, presidential bet of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has withdrawn today his candidacy for president. Diño, who was alleged to be a...

Phil Collins says he’s ‘no longer officially retired;’ is planning comeback album and tour

NEW YORK – After announcing his retirement in 2011, Phil Collins is jumping back into the music business. The British singer and drummer told Rolling Stone...

Advocacy group wants living wage, but CFIB says that’s not feasible

SASKATOON – A group in Saskatoon is calling on business owners to start paying employees a living wage rather than the government-mandated minimum wage. On Wednesday,...

Conference Board: Oilpatch to lose $2.1 billion this year, but picture improves in ‘16

CALGARY – The Conference Board of Canada says oil and gas producers are expected to dive into the red this year, but begin crawling back to...

Brazil ‘Beauty Parade’ celebrates indigenous women

Purple Haze: Jimi Hendrix’s London apartment to be permanently opened to public in 2016

LONDON – The apartment where rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix lived and died in London will be open to the public starting next year. He lived at...

Bombardier shares get lift from rumoured aid from Quebec government

MONTREAL – Bombardier’s shares got a lift Wednesday after a published report suggested the Quebec government will be making a financial contribution to the embattled transportation...

Aquino wants public sector to receive salary increase by next year

MANILA – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III assured that all government employees from the entry-level workers to the high-ranking government officials will receive higher wages by...

Light haze reaches Metro Manila

MANILA – Metro Manila started to experience light haze – which may not be caused by Indonesian forest fires as the Philippines’ winds have been blowing...

Roundup: Wine is good for heart, brain

MILAN, Italy—Wine is good for the heart and the brain, for everybody and even for type-2 diabetics, Italian and international experts said at a conference held...