BLACKWATER guns for its second win and the early lead when it tangles with Meralco as action in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup continues on Saturday, November 11, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The Bossing kicked off the season with an impressive 103-84 rout of the Converge …
Read More »El Salvador’s civil war left unmarked graves countrywide. Ontario researchers are helping find them
A Western University project documenting dozens of massacres that took place during the Salvadoran civil war is allowing survivors to reconcile their country's history and grieve lost loved ones. Team from London's Western University has been working with survivors since 2017 A Western University project documenting dozens of massacres that …
Read More »PH can make it to global stage with ‘Tatak Pinoy’
“Tatak Pinoy.” Yes, we need to come up with a Filipino brand that we must be proud of — something that is at par or can even surpass global standards. Producing our own quality product is the only way we can compete in this very competitive global market. It will …
Read More »Go after enablers
Hamas and even Hezbollah do not expect direct and sustained Iranian help during a conflict. Israel’s victory against the Hamas terrorists is inevitable, which means that the extremist group will soon be disabled, and the hostages, including two Filipinos, will be rescued. The war to eliminate terrorism, however, will not …
Read More »Philippines files protest vs China over Ayungin Shoal water cannon incident
Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded on Second Thomas or Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea since 1999. (CSIS / AMTI via DigitalGlobe) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines lodged another diplomatic protest against China on Friday following an incident where the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) deployed water …
Read More »56 more Filipinos exit Gaza through Rafah border crossing
Palestinian women react after an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 7, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP / Mohammed Abed) MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-six more Filipinos have left the war-torn Gaza Strip and are set to reach …
Read More »Nations, EU back PH again after latest sea incident with China
Several nations and the European Union (EU) on Friday, Nov. 10, supported the Philippines anew after another dangerous maneuver and water cannon attack committed by China against a Philippine boat within the country’s territorial waters. The United States, Australia, France and the European Union were the first countries that expressed …
Read More »‘Kamandag’ vital training for PH Marines, says Navy
MILITARY HARDWARE. A light armored vehicle with the US Marine Corps’ 11th Mechanized Unit fires its main gun during the Kamandag military exercises at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base in Tarlac on Thursday. USMC Photo The Philippine Navy (PN) needs to participate in exercises such as the “Kaagapay ng mga …
Read More »DFA: 3 Filipinos injured in ship attack in Ukraine
Three Filipinos are confirmed wounded after a suspected Russian missile hit a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, in a text message, said the three are now “out of danger” and are being treated at …
Read More »IACAT to probe recruiters of Filipina who was arrested, jailed as ‘sex worker’ in Malaysia
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) will run after the recruiters of a 20-year-old Filipina who was recruited as a househelp but who ended up as a “sex worker” and was arrested and jailed in Malaysia. “Definitely po kailangan managot ng mga recruiter na ito (Definitely these recruiters should be …
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