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OLD GLORY. Infrastructure works are in full swing in Intramuros, Manila on June 13, 2024, part of the Pasig Bigyang Buhay Muli: Pasig River Urban Development Showcase Area which aims to restore the glory of the 25.2-kilometer water body that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. The project, under the …

A photo of Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac taken on May 22, 2024 during the hearing conducted by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, chaired by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, on the reported human trafficking, cyber fraud operations and other alleged crimes and offenses involving Philippine …

Bacolod City — President Marcos will visit Negros Occidental and Antique on Thursday, June 27, 2024, to lead relief efforts for farmers and fisherfolk under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk (PAFF) program. Mayor Alfredo Benitez confirmed the visit during a media briefing in Bacolod City, highlighting the preparations …

ILOILO CITY — The city government has repossessed donated furniture and equipment from Museo Iloilo. THE Museo Iloilo in Iloilo City.  (Tara Yap) Mayor Jerry Trenas  confirmed that the donation made by the administration of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog was taken away by the city government. The donation was revoked …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shakes the hand of Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo during a ceremony in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 23, 2024. (The STAR / KJ Rosales)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. awarded the Philippine Navy servicemember injured in a confrontation with the …

THE government could have used “stronger words” in describing the encounter between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippine Navy during its resupply mission to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal last June 17, a maritime expert said on Saturday. This comes after the government on Friday …

The head of RCMP says he’s uneasy with the idea that politicians could use their parliamentary privilege to name colleagues accused of aiding foreign powers. MPs enjoy parliamentary privilege in the House of Commons, including freedom from arrest. The head of RCMP says he’s uneasy with the idea that politicians …

Iran’s supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence on charges linked to the country’s 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X social media platform on Saturday. Dissident musician jailed after publicly supporting countrywide protests. Iran’s supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper …

An awkward topic came up during the final NDP leadership candidates’ debate this month in Edmonton, especially for a former three-term Calgary mayor. The Edmonton Oilers. Naheed Nenshi admitted that growing up in Calgary in the 1980s, he had a “grudging respect” for the Wayne Gretzky-era championship dynasty. “But here’s …

A B.C. Coroners Service inquest is recommending police change how they conduct strip searches after the death of a 23-year-old woman. Jaime Diane Hope died of a methamphetamine overdose in a police holding cell on April 14, 2019, after being arrested by RCMP in Dawson Creek, about 1,190 kilometres northeast …