Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has installed state-of-the-art scanning machines at key international airports that can check out baggage containing large electronics and liquids, including bombs with minimal human intervention, thus expediting the screening process and enhancing public safety. The new machines, called Rapiscan 920CT …
Read More »‘Aghon’ maintains strength, more Luzon areas under Signal No. 1
(Image courtesy of PAGASA) MANILA – More areas in Luzon are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Depression Aghon continues to maintain its strength as it moves northwestward over the Samar Sea. Based on the 5 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services …
Read More »Ex-PDEA agent Morales released from Senate detention
Ex-PDEA agent Jonathan Morales./Jesse Bustos MANILA, Philippines — Jonathan Morales – the dismissed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who linked President Marcos to drug use – was released from detention in time for the Senate’s session break. Morales and a fellow detained witness, former National Police Commission staff Eric …
Read More »Ombudsman sacks N. Ecija gov
THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali, who was facing administrative charges for alleged issuance of illegal quarry permits. In a three-page ruling, the anti-graft prosecutors said they found sufficient evidence of guilt against Umali who was accused of gross misconduct …
Read More »International Court of Justice orders Israel to end military operation in Rafah
The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire for the enclave. While Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it could ratchet up pressure on the country. …
Read More »Trudeau’s promised made-in-Canada vaccine plant hasn’t produced any shots
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a multi-million dollar funding commitment to build a vaccine plant in Montreal to churn out Canadian-made COVID-19 shots by the end of 2020. Four years later, not a single vial of vaccine has rolled off the line. Four …
Read More »Loblaws, Sobeys owners under investigation by Competition Bureau for alleged anti-competitive conduct
Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry ‘unlawful.’ Commissioner claims grocery giants’ lease agreements designed to restrict other potential tenants. Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the …
Read More »Mexico is about to experience its ‘highest temperatures ever recorded’ as death toll climbs
The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of people, but the hottest temperatures are yet to come, officials say. The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has killed dozens of people across multiple states. The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of …
Read More »Airlines grapple with spike in GPS interference. Experts say it’s collateral damage from global conflicts
Incidents of GPS jamming and spoofing have spiked, which experts say is the result of global conflicts. Jamming has caused Finnair to temporarily halt flights from Helsinki to Tartu, Estonia. Flights between Helsinki and Tartu, Estonia, resume June 2, after GPS jamming led to cancellations. Inside the air traffic control …
Read More »Woman gets citizenship back after IRCC revokes it over ‘error’
An Ajax woman has officially become a Canadian citizen — for the second time — after the federal government cancelled her citizenship earlier this month. Arielle Townsend had her status taken away after 32 years in Canada. An Ajax woman has officially become a Canadian citizen — for the second …
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