Since the weekend attack on Israel, the moves that the United States has made speak to its concerns of the crisis spiralling. President Joe Biden issued a warning believed to be directed at Iran, as the U.S. deployed military assets to the region. U.S. response to weekend attack on Israel …
Read More »Elijah Canlas gets dream role in ‘Keys to the Heart’
It's no surprise to hear veteran actors fully-immersing themselves into a character they're portraying. But, to find out that Elijah Canlas — a young actor at 23 years old, who started acting less than a decade ago — is already going beyond his mandate to give justification to a special …
Read More »Provide the Filipino workforce with high-quality job opportunities
The pressing issue of finding employment opportunities has long been a concern for many Filipinos. It is an aspiration to seek well-paying and secure jobs, to the extent where some would even risk comfort and convenience just to find opportunities in foreign lands. To once and for all address this …
Read More »China must cool down
In a forum, he said the dangerous shift has been happening in the Taiwan Strait and the East and the South China Seas and beyond. While Beijing has been accusing the Philippines of provocation in the West Philippine Sea, or WPS, it has indicated plans to increase its presence in …
Read More »38 Pinoys seek repatriation from Gaza; none from Israel — DFA
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Tuesday, Oct. 10, reported that some 38 Filipinos living in Gaza have requested to be repatriated, while none of the estimated 30,500 Filipinos in Israel made the same request. (Screenshot from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) In a Palace media briefing, the official …
Read More »Sara, Arroyo meet with INC head
VICE President Sara Duterte paid a courtesy visit to the executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Bro. Eduardo Manalo, last October 2 at the INC Central Temple in Quezon City. The visit was reported by INC-run television station NET 25 in its primetime news program on Monday, October 9. …
Read More »House doesn’t have confidential funds; P1.6B is fake news, says ranking solons
At a Glance Ranking solons from the Committee on Appropriations have denied allegations that the House of Representatives has P1.6 billion in confidential funds tucked under the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2023. Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA …
Read More »Farmers: Rice prices down in two weeks
A farmers group said rice prices will go down in the next two weeks as supply increases due to the harvest. “The harvest has begun so the supply of rice will increase, but it will take a little time. The rice will be milled before reaching the market. Within the …
Read More »NBI asks DoJ to stop cult leader from leaving PH amid ongoing probe
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sought the issuance of a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against the leader and members of an alleged religious cult in Surigao del Norte on charges filed against them before the Department of Justice (DoJ). DoJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said …
Read More »Gaza under total siege, water cut off
JERUSALEM—Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, …
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