The crux of the matter lies in the stark contrast between the nominal purpose of the EME and the reality of their usage. Recent revelations have shed light on a disturbing practice within the hallowed halls of Congress. Legislators in the House of Representatives stripped five government agencies of confidential …
Read More »SWS survey: Nearly half of Filipino families feel poor in Q3 of 2023
Dominador Canoy, 42, who earns an average of six US dollars per day collecting plastic bottles floating on the river using his makeshift raft, is seen in his house erected at the banks of Pasig River in Manila on Aug. 19, 2016. (AFP / Noel Celis) MANILA, Philippines — Nearly …
Read More »10 Filipinos in Gaza stay out of reach after network disruption — DFA
A Palestinian man carries the body of a child after being unearthed from the rubble of a building in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on October 31, 2023, amid relentless Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian enclave. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since …
Read More »‘Nations should adopt Unclos’
JAKARTA: The position of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) when it comes to addressing the South China Sea conflict is “crystal clear” — all nations should adopt and implement the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsuri stressed this …
Read More »Congress to hold joint session for Japan PM Kishida
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reacts as he leaves the 10 Downing Street, in London, on May 5, 2022 following a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister. (AFP / Daniel Leal) MANILA, Philippines — Both chambers of Congress will convene for a joint session on Saturday to hear Japanese Prime Minister …
Read More »Zubiri wants Japan to take over ‘failed’ big-ticket projects of China in PH
Flag of Japan(Unsplash) If Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri would have his way, he would let Japan take over the major infrastructure projects in the Philippines that were supposed to be funded by China. The Senate chief made these remarks ahead of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit …
Read More »Comelec officially wraps up 2023 barangay, SK polls nationwide
Voters line up at a polling station for the nationwide village and youth representative elections in Manila on Oct. 30, 2023. Security forces were on high alert across the Philippines on October 30 as millions of people voted for village leaders following months of deadly poll-related violence. (AFP / Jam …
Read More »Kishida’s visit to open doors for mutually beneficial gains: Romualdez
MUTUAL COOPERATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after a summit meeting and joint press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 10, 2023. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Wednesday (Nov. 1, 2023) that Kishida’s official visit …
Read More »2 Filipino doctors to exit Gaza Strip ‘possibly today’: DFA
MANILA – Two Filipino members of the Doctors Without Borders are among the first wave of evacuees expected to finally exit the besieged Gaza Strip soon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Wednesday. The confirmation comes amid a Reuters report that Qatar has mediated a deal between Israel, Egypt and …
Read More »PNP remains on full alert for ‘Undas’ as Filipinos troop to cemeteries
PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. answers questions from the media during an inspection at the Manila North Cemetery on All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2023. (Courtesy of PNP livestream) Following the conclusion of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) will remain on …
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