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9-1-1 season 9 has picked the worst way to move on from Bobby’s death, and that’s bad news for Angela Bassett fans

9-1-1 season 9 is doing what? The awful rumors are true, and they surely can’t keep Angela Bassett involved much longer.

PBA: June Mar Fajardo tipped to extend MVP record

MANILA, Philippines–Robert Bolick and Arvin Tolentino stand in the way of June Mar Fajardo’s likely bid to win a record-extending ninth PBA Most Valuable Player which will be known in Sunday’s Leo Awards at Novotel Manila in Cubao, Quezon City. The NLEX offensive guru and the former NorthPort star join Fajardo as the three official

IFC mulls $10-M bet on Philippine retailer Dali

MANILA, Philippines — The International Finance Corp. is considering a $10 million investment in Dali Everyday Grocery, a rapidly expanding hard-discount retailer in the Philippines. The private-sector arm of the World Bank Group bared this in a Sept. 22 disclosure. IF said the proposed quasi-equity financing would help Dali broaden consumer access to affordable household

SSS, UnionBank launch micro loan program

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) has launched SSS LoanLite. It is a micro-lending program powered by Union Bank of the Philippines.   This initiative is designed to provide accessible, secure and affordable credit to millions of SSS member. The program is intended especially to those vulnerable to predatory lending practices. “This will

PNB readies Bahrain office shutdown, dissolves 2 units

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Bank plans to shut down its Bahrain Representative Office and dissolve two of its units. This, as PNB gears up to find new revenue streams for growth and focuses on its other markets. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the banking arm of the Lucio Tan Group said its board

“These three Stooges always wrong”: Fever fans tear into Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike after their prediction goes wrong again

The Indiana Fever defied all odds and proved the sports world wrong.