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(File photo) MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Thursday said three of its officials have surrendered to authorities after the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 issued warrants for their arrest in connection with direct bribery charges. In a statement, the BuCor identified the officials as BuCor Armory …

This file photo shows a picture of a crowd in Manila North Cemetery. (The STAR/Edd Gumban) MANILA, Philippines — November 3 is not a holiday or a non-working day, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Thursday. Bersamin debunked circulating information saying that Malacañang  suspended work on the day after All …

CRIMINAL complaints were filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against former Health secretary and now Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin and three others for alleged illegal use of public funds. Garin, former Health undersecretary Kenneth Hartigan-Go, former Department of Health (DoH) director Maria Joyce Ducusin and former Philippine …

Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids.  Soldiers struck fighters, militant infrastructure and …

MPs overwhelmingly voted to kill a bill Wednesday pushed by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre that would have banned Ottawa from again imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public. By a vote of 114-205, MPs agreed to drop the private member’s bill, C-278, that Poilievre first introduced …

The U.S. House of Representatives is now led by an election denier extraordinaire. The new Speaker Mike Johnson is smart, friendly and conservative. He also worked hard to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 vote. His surprise promotion ends a three-week impasse among Republicans.  Mike Johnson is smart, friendly, very …

Peter Nygard denied that there was any way for anyone to get locked inside his private bedroom suite at his Toronto downtown headquarters, the room where five women allege they were sexually assaulted by the one-time Canadian fashion mogul. Nygard’s denial came the first day the 82-year-old testified at his …

A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened Maine residents stayed locked in their homes.  Police responded to an active shooter at …

While other provinces and Ottawa dread Alberta breaking away with its own pension plan, Alberta leaders muse that CPP managers could still run their fund on the cheap. “Rubbish,” says an official who’s explored a similar scheme.  Alberta may ask Ottawa to help manage provincial pension plan. Ontario tried that …

A wedding videographer’s post has gone viral on X (formerly called Twitter) after he shared that he walked out on a wedding and decided not to give the videos to the newlywed couple. This decision came after the groom allegedly killed a snake during the reception. X user Ben Jan (@benjahan), …