Harry Roque The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has subpoenaed former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and vlogger Byron Cristobal a.k.a Banat By through former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s libel and cyber libel complaint filed against the two in May. To determine probable cause, prosecutors have begun conducting preliminary investigations to prove …
Read More »Don’t use watercannons to ignitefire, says PCG chief
PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan is calling on their counterparts from other countries to stop using water cannons. According to Gavan, the use of water cannons against fellow coast guards will not help because it will make the situation even worse. …
Read More »Rotating brownouts hit two million Meralco customers
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that around two million customers were affected by rotational power interruptions on Saturday following the declaration of a red alert on the Luzon Grid. Joe R. Zaldarriaga, Meralco spokesperson and head of corporate communications, said that customers in parts of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, …
Read More »Philippines is ‘not causing problem’ in West Philippine Sea, says defense chief
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. attends the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 1, 2024.. (Photo courtesy of DND) The Philippines is not the one to blame for the rising tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to …
Read More »Guo’s mom can’t be located in Philippines – senator
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in this May 7, 2024. (Facebook / Sen. Risa Hontiveros) MANILA, Philippines — The alleged Chinese mother of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo can no longer be located in the country, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Latest information provided to the Senate by the Bureau of …
Read More »Villar vows to continue opposing divorce bill
A banner signifying the Catholic Church’s stand against the divorce bill hangs outside Quiapo Church in Manila./Edd Gumban MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Cynthia Villar will not budge from her position against divorce even as her female colleagues in the Senate are pushing for it, according to the senator herself. Among …
Read More »Tired, flawed arguments against divorce
LIKE clockwork, opponents of the absolute divorce bill, led by the clergy, have come out in force, raising the same tired arguments against a measure that every other country in the world already has. The bishops, and the politicians who seek their benediction, say a divorce law would weaken the …
Read More »North Korea sends more ‘filth’-filled balloons into South, Seoul says
North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. Pyongyang says move in response to anti-North leaflets flown across border. North Korea launched …
Read More »Mexico’s next president will be a woman after historic election, but will she be a feminist?
Many feminists have the impression that the earlier struggles for greater representation of women in Mexican politics have been used by the two leading candidates to advance their campaigns for the presidency without actually committing to real change for women. Leading candidates seem to have avoided committing to real change …
Read More »A ‘new sensitivity’ for the royals as a U.K. election looms
As members of the Royal Family put some planned engagements on hold during the U.K. election campaign, there is another reminder of the fine line royals walk in wanting to be seen to be above politics, along with hints that in the reign of King Charles, there may be changes …
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