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Philippine authorities are still conducting an investigation to identify the persons behind the shipping of two cadavers that were discovered inside a container van in Thailand last week. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) confirmed the discovery of a male and a female decomposing bodies based on coordination with their counterparts …

Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested actor Ricardo Cepeda in Caloocan City on charges of syndicated estafa. Cepeda, 58, who is Richard Cesar Go in real life, was nabbed on October 7, a QCPD report issued on Sunday said. He …

NIA: Huge threat to irrigation systems in 7 regions About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed. Josephine Salazar, NIA officer-in-charge and Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector, …

El Nido Resorts in Palawan is once again one of the 40 best resorts in the world, the second best resort in Asia, and the best getaway in the Philippines, the results of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards of Condé Nast Traveler magazine showed. Condé Nast Traveler ranked El Nido …

Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants.  Death toll in Israel tops 300, similar number of fatalities in Gaza; …

Economic data has been surprisingly resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. What messages and warnings are markets sending — and should we be heeding them?  Economic data has been resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. Financial markets are not the economy and the economy is not …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he “strongly condemns” Saturday’s deadly attack in Israel by Hamas militants, leaving people on social media conflicted about his stance. On Saturday morning, the Liberal Party leader shared a post on X — formerly known as Twitter — indicating that “civilian life must be …

Former British prime minister Theresa May, in an interview with CBC News, says U.K.’s Illegal Migration Act, which took effect in July, will undermine efforts to tackle modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and leave victims more vulnerable.  Theresa May says victims will be afraid to get help under law decried …

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesperson said Sunday.  6 villages reported destroyed, hundreds of people feared buried under debris. The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesperson said …

The country’s medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit.  The …