Singapore has the highest mutual fund ownership rate in Asia, even as a large share of assets remains in deposits
Oct 22, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have partnered to strengthen flood management in Metro Manila through research, technical assistance and science-based planning. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, Oct. 21, establishing a framework for cooperation in research, knowledge-sharing, capacity-building and the
MARAWI CITY — Around 1,000 student journalists and campus publication representatives gathered here on Tuesday for a forum on responsible journalism, democracy, and regional stability in Lanao del Sur. The Ranaw Campus Journalism, organized by the Provincial Information Office (PIO), carried the theme “Truth in Time of Transition: Campus Journalism as a Fortune for Peace,
BACOLOD CITY – Dengue-related deaths in the Negros Island Region have reached 36, even as overall infections dropped by 18 percent this year, the Department of Health reported Tuesday, Oct. 20. A total of 6,406 dengue cases were recorded between January 1 and October 10, down from the 7,859 cases reported during the same period
BACOLOD CITY – Veteran journalist and mentor Allen V. del Carmen was honored with the MassKara Legacy Award for his decades of “writing, teaching, mentorship, and service to journalism.” Having mentored hundreds of journalists across various universities, newsrooms, and writing workshops, his work has helped shape the character of reporting in Western Visayas and Negros
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro groups and their supporters will hold a rally at Mendiola in Manila on Thursday, Oct. 22, to urge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to back a “rainbow parties coalition” led by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim in forming the first regular Bangsamoro government. The rally, scheduled
MARAMAG, Bukidnon — The Bukidnon provincial government has officially registered 58 centenarians under its Provincial Centenarian Cash Incentive Program as of Wednesday, honoring the province’s oldest living residents with recurring financial support. Data from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) shows that 36 of the total recorded centenarians are still alive. Under the
MANILA, Philippines — Nine individuals were injured after a fire broke out during the celebration of Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday evening. According to the Buglasan Festival Committee in a statement, the fire broke out at the Canlaon Booth around 9:04 p.m READ: ‘Serious incident’ at Canada base causes deaths, sparks
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Zamboanga City local government suspended classes from pre-school to Grade 12 in both public and private schools Thursday, October 22, as the heat index reached a dangerous 43 degrees Celsius (°C). The class suspension was declared by City Caretaker and Administrator Percival Ramos upon the instruction of Zamboanga
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In the wake of Indonesia’s worst stock-market rout since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has turned to appeals to economic nationalism to shore up confidence, urging citizens to rally behind the country’s battered stock market. The government has promised reforms in response to warnings from global index provider MSCI that Indonesia could be downgraded from emerging-market to stand-alone-market status. But analysts say its patriotic appeals will do...
As wildfires rage across Sumatra and Kalimantan, frustrated Indonesians are turning to performance art to call for greater government action and draw global attention to the destruction of both the country’s rainforests and rich cultural heritage. In South Sumatra, local art collective Jaga Api recently launched a project titled Tarian Kehancuran Budaya (the Dance of Cultural Destruction), using traditional performance to convey the human and environmental toll of the fires, as reported by The...