Newly revealed leaked documents show how oligarchs feverishly tried to move money and assets based in Cyprus in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, as European Union and other sanctions loomed. As sanctions loomed, offshore financial sector buzzed with billionaires’ cash demands. With Russian tanks and troops …
Read More »SpaceX’s massive Starship set to blast off Friday for second test flight
After a spectacular end to its first test flight where it lost control and then exploded, SpaceX’s 36-storey rocket may see its second test flight as soon as Friday. The launch is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m. ET. After a spectacular end to its first test flight where it …
Read More »‘I can’t talk to my family anymore,’ boy orphaned in anti-Muslim attack tells London, Ont., sentencing court
The boy left orphaned after an Islamophobic attack on the Afzaal family in London, Ont., in 2021 says he wishes he could still have his sister to fight with, his mom's cooking and the house he grew up in. The 11-year-old's statement was the culmination of two days of emotional …
Read More »Protect the environment at all costs
Environmental protection is of paramount concern to the government. Apart from various laws and policies on the protection of the environment, the Supreme Court issued a continuing mandamus on Dec. 18, 2008, directing key government agencies “to clean up, rehabilitate, and preserve Manila Bay, and restore and maintain its waters …
Read More »Sinking in perdition
“As global anti-Semitism intensifies, the relentless, disproportionate, and ritualistic condemnation of the world’s only Jewish state at the UN must not be allowed since the double standard damages the UN itself. The United Nations’ role in spreading global anti-Israel sentiment is the subject of an ongoing inquiry in Capitol Hill …
Read More »De Lima blames it all on Rody
Says she ‘can’t forgive’ yet ex-President for her years in prison Former Senator Leila de Lima said she has yet to forgive former President Rodrigo Duterte for what she said were trumped-up, politically motivated charges against her. “I have been praying to God to give me, grant me the grace …
Read More »UN expert urges Philippines to disband anti-communist agency
Ian Fry, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change, talks during a press conference in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on November 15, 2023. (AFP/Jam Sta. Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — A United Nations human rights expert urged the Philippines on Wednesday …
Read More »CHR hails release of de Lima; urges impartial process of other PDLs
TEMPORARY FREEDOM. Former Senator Leila de Lima attends the hearing for her last drug case at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City on Monday (Nov. 13, 2023). The court granted de Lima’s petition for bail. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday the …
Read More »PBBM expects to sign deals on APEC summit sidelines
President Marcos expressed optimism that several agreements will be signed on the sidelines of his participation in the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California. In his pre-departure speech Tuesday night before flying to the United States, Mr. Marcos said he would meet with business leaders and …
Read More »PCG monitors fish kill in Cavite
Philippine Coast Guard (PG) personnel monitors the situation in the vicinity waters off Barangay 61, Cavite City, Cavite after a fish kill is reported on Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo by PCG) A fish kill in Cavite has been monitored in Cavite as authorities started an investigation to determine the cause of …
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