President Marcos has appointed a new set of government officials in various agencies. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Thursday, June 13, that Raymond Balatbat was tapped to be the country’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with concurrent …
Read More »Honoring heroes
President Marcos Jr. lays a wreath at the statue of national hero Jose Rizal during the celebration of the 126th Anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence in Manila. Below photos show Vice President Sara Duterte and House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking at similar rites in Davao and Malolos, Bulacan. …
Read More »Will Real Property Valuation Reform Act lead to increased ‘Amilyar’?
President Marcos has signed the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), raising concerns among property owners about its potential impact on their yearly property taxes, often referred to as “Amilyar.” Addressing these worries, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto swiftly moved to clarify that the new law will not …
Read More »Remulla dismisses Teves’ plea to UN, Amnesty
THE government on Wednesday dismissed as a delaying tactic a letter circulating online in which expelled congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. pleads for help from international organizations, human rights groups and even Pope Francis, claiming he is being unjustly persecuted and falsely accused of murder by the Philippine government. “You all …
Read More »These Ukrainian convicts say they’d rather fight than sit in prison
CBC News visited a prison colony outside of Kyiv, where some inmates are applying for a program that would see them released into Ukraine’s struggling and depleted military. “Someone needs to defend the motherland,” said one. Thousands expected to take up Kyiv’s offer of freedom in exchange for joining the …
Read More »4 down, 46 to go as first batch of London, Ont.-built armoured vehicles will soon be sent to Ukraine
The first four of 50 military vehicles being built at a London, Ont., factory have rolled off the assembly line and will soon be en route to the Ukrainian army. The announcement was made Wednesday during an event at General Dynamics Land Systems’s (GDLS) manufacturing plant. It was attended by …
Read More »How a New Jersey man was wrongly arrested through facial recognition tech now in use in Ontario
A New Jersey man is sharing with CBC News the ordeal he endured after being wrongly jailed following a misidentification through Idemia facial recognition technology, the same system recently implemented by police in Ontario’s Peel and York regions. A lawsuit blames the “misuse of biased technology.” Peel, York police recently …
Read More »EU set to disclose tariff rates for Chinese EVs
Photo Credit: electrive.com BRUSSELS — The European Commission is this week expected to disclose the tariffs it plans to impose on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) due to what it says are excessive subsidies, a move likely to prompt stern words and possible retaliation from Beijing. Less than a month after …
Read More »Police arrest 3 in connection with massive Desjardins data breach
Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday in connection to a massive data breach at Desjardins Group made public in 2019. An arrest warrant was issued for a fourth suspect. Laval, Que., police issued a warrant to arrest a 4th suspect. Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday …
Read More »‘All women can be sexy’: Bridgerton’s Penelope — and her curves — challenge the Hollywood ideal
There’s been a lot of buzz about the third season of the Netflix series Bridgerton as Penelope gets promoted from wallflower to female lead. That move has been applauded for its body positivity, not just in terms of representation of larger body types, but for showing Penelope as romanticized, desirable …
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