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Cebu Pacific plans near-term all-Boeing or all-Airbus aircraft order
Cebu Air Inc. on Thursday bared plans to order narrow body aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing as part of its risk management options and to "diversify risk" in the wake of issues arising from Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines.
Alex Eala cops Asian Games tennis semifinals slot; bronze guaranteed
A come-from-behind victory Wednesday by Alex Eala sent the Filipina tennis star to the semifinals of the women’s singles, guaranteeing her a podium finish and the country its first medal in the sport for the first times in 17 years.
Olympic skateboarder Didal fails to defend Asian Games gold
Olympian skateboarder Margielyn Didal failed on Wednesday to defend her Asain Games gold medal, with an apparent injury to her ankle that sent her crashing to eighth and last spot of the event.
7.9M Filipinos opted out of school in SY 2022-2023
Some 7.9 million--one in every five—school-age children and young Filipino adults aged 5 to 24 years old did not attend school in school year 2022-2023, data from the Philippine Statistic Authority show.
House Speaker Romualdez says NGCP stake in Maharlika radar
The government, through sovereign wealth fund Maharlika Investment Corp., is looking to acquire at least one board seat in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s national electricity transmission highway, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said.
