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Day: March 12, 2023

Davao Sur lone bettor wins P29.7-M Grand Lotto jackpot

A lone bettor from Davao Del Sur has become the latest millionaire after winning the PHP29.7-million jackpot of the Grand Lotto 6/55 on Saturday. The bettor correctly guessed the winning combination of 45-29-12-03-26-51, the Philippine Charity Sweepst…

Fitch revises 2023 global growth forecast to 2%

Fitch Ratings revised its global economic growth forecast for 2023 to 2% from 1.4%, saying growth expectations for this year improved during the past three months. “Global growth prospects for 2023 have improved significantly since December,” the rati…

Women are first waste material, says pope

Women are the first waste material in much of today’s world, Pope Francis said Saturday, denouncing what he called a “scourge”. “Every person’s dignity and fundamental rights must be respected: education, work, freedom of expression, and so on. This i…

US regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank amid sudden collapse

US regulators have shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) amid its sudden collapse, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced in a statement on Friday. SVB was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, w…

Solon: Congressional body to address K-12 woes

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) will study challenges hounding the K to 12 curricula, including the implementation of the mother-tongue based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) and the spiral progression approach, Senator She…

PH wins 6 more golds in ASEAN taekwondo championships

Host Philippines captured six more gold medals in the junior division of the Kyorugi (sparring) discipline in the 16th ASEAN Taekwondo Championships on Saturday. Aldrich Paul Merin (men’s finweight), Kurt Mykel Curata (men’s bantamweight), Ocean Domin…

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