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NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson for Social Media Affairs and Sectoral Concerns Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy (File photo) MANILA - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) is hoping the Regional Trial Court (RTC) will soon proscribe the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as terrorist. This, after the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) issued a resolution on January 26, finding probable cause to designate 16 und...

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said that barring an “unexpected turn in the economy,” she still supports kicking off a series of interest-rate hikes in March, and starting to reduce the size of the central bank’s balance sheet soon.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- We’re all finally going on a summer holiday. That’s the hope anyway.  Evidence of a recovery in leisure travel is mounting, but we’ve been here several times before.

(Bloomberg) -- Chile is assessing investor interest in a potential sale of bonds tied to its sustainable goals, a move that would make it the first nation to issue sustainability-linked bonds.

(Bloomberg) -- Each weekend in Singapore, the Myanmar diaspora congregates at the Peninsula Plaza for news — and a taste — of home.

(Bloomberg) -- China will be more cautious about extending loans to Latin American countries after difficulties securing repayment suggest it has sometimes fallen into a “creditor trap,” according to the author of a new book on Beijing’s lending to the region.

(Bloomberg) -- While most diplomats at an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting condemned Vladimir Putin’s government for escalating tensions with Ukraine, China’s envoy carefully avoided any mention of Russia.

There were 57 reported robberies on the subway in January, more than double the 24 incidents reported in the some month last year, according to MTA data. Total major felonies in January increased to 198 compared to 114 a year earlier.

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and its allies settled on a “first tranche” of sanctions against Russia for its actions over separatist-held Ukrainian territory. U.S. and European equity futures gained, suggesting investors view the initial measures as limited.

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa will extend the first phase of its carbon tax by three years, enabling companies to continue benefiting from tax‐free allowances and revenue‐recycling initiatives as the country prepares to accelerate its transition toward a zero-emissions economy by 2050.