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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday bared the identities of four rice importers charged with agricultural smuggling, saying the government’s anti-smuggling campaign would spare no one. In his speech during a rice distribution event in Taguig City, Marcos said San Pedro Warehouse, Blue Sakura Agri Grain Corp., FS. Ostia Rice …

A Filipino drag queen’s arrest after a public outcry in the Catholic-majority country over the depiction of Jesus Christ reciting the Lord’s Prayer during a performance sparked outrage on social media on Thursday. Amadeus Fernando Pagente, whose drag name is Pura Luka Vega, was widely accused of blasphemy and declared …

Three Filipino fishermen died after their boat was “rammed” by a foreign commercial vessel in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The incident happened before dawn on Monday about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, off the main island of Luzon. The …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifted the temporary price ceiling on rice Wednesday, four weeks after capping the cost of the staple to support poor households. On Sept. 5, Mr. Marcos set the maximum retail price per kilo of regular milled rice at P41 and for the higher-quality well-milled rice at …

Among my circle of friends, I know at least three who shared that they have been diagnosed with endometriosis, and how it affects their health, and life, in general. There is one thing they all share in common aside from mentioned – that they have been diagnosed quite late, in …

Ukraine’s fate is now tied to a tumultuous place: the U.S. Congress. Vital American funding for its defence is now swept up in uncertainty, but there are still several ways it could continue. Here’s the outlook. U.S. funding for Ukraine war is swept up in uncertainty, but there are still …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Easter weekend vacation in Montana cost taxpayers nearly a quarter of a million dollars, CBC News has learned — far more than the sum reported to Parliament.  Price tag for trip came to $228,839 — far higher than sum disclosed to Parliament. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s …

The race to replace ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of U.S. President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post.  Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan both say they’ll seek Kevin McCarthy’s …

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in Stockholm on Thursday.  The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday. Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the …

The federal government is putting $740,000 toward further review of a possible search of a landfill Winnipeg police believe holds the remains of two First Nations women they allege were slain by a serial killer. Marchers head to Manitoba Legislature, stake lawn with red-dress cutouts. WARNING: This story contains distressing …