Margarita Ochoa delivered the Philippines second gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday, beating the reigning under-21 world champion in the 48-kilogram division of women’s jujitsu.
Oil and rice price shocks sending the September inflation rate sharply higher to 6.1 percent are seen dissipating in October when more data is captured reflecting the macroeconomic lay of the land, officials said on Thursday.
Headline inflation accelerated to the upper limit of official forecast and hit 6.1 percent in September and well above market consensus of only 5.3 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
Justin Brownlee, one of two naturalized Filipino players on Gilas’ roster, won’t be denied a trip to the Asian Games’ basketball finals.
The 35-year-old hoopster...