SAYING “public service is no easy task,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged the officers of the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) and other newly-appointed officials of various government agencies to continue to demonstrate excellence and integrity in performing their duties. THE MANILA TIMES’ OWN TMT’s chief of photographer Rene …
Read More »LTFRB OKs 1-peso provisional hike for base fares only starting Oct. 8
A one-peso provisional hike in the minimum fare for public utility jeepneys nationwide will take effect on October 8, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced yesterday. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III said the board decided to increase the minimum fare for traditional PUJs to P13 from the …
Read More »Marcos condoles with family of 3 fishermen killed in Masinloc accident
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday extended his condolences to the families of three Filipino fishermen who died in a recent maritime accident at the Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea. “We are deeply saddened by the deaths of the three fishermen, including the captain of the fishing …
Read More »MPs are worried about Parliament’s reputation — and a new Speaker won’t fix things
When MPs convened Tuesday morning to elect a new Speaker, the general consensus was that the moment was a delicate one. But the memory of Anthony Rota’s final hours in the chair wasn’t the only thing hanging over Tuesday’s proceedings. Greg Fergus, like every Speaker before him, has his work …
Read More »Wab Kinew set to become 1st Manitoba First Nations premier as NDP win majority
The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba’s first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government. New Democrats emerge with enough seats to form majority government. The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday …
Read More »Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order — promising sanctions for any violations — on the former U.S. president and others in the case after Trump took to social media to lash out at the judge’s top law clerk. Former U.S. president’s disparaging …
Read More »U.S. Congress headless after a first-in-history ouster of House Speaker
The United States Congress will be headless until further notice, having decapitated its own leadership Tuesday in an unprecedented event in U.S. history. Kevin McCarthy’s removal as House Speaker is the culmination of years of toxic partisanship and opens a period of uncertainty, with wide-ranging potential implications. Including for Ukraine. …
Read More »Constant price hikes are making inflation worse, Bank of Canada deputy says in speech
Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses raising their prices more frequently than they did before the pandemic is contributing to higher-than-expected inflation. Nicolas Vincent says some firms may keep raising prices even after legitimate reasons have gone. Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses raising …
Read More »Nobel chemistry prize winners for work on quantum dots leaked early, and then announced
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three U.S.-based scientists for the “discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT said they received a press release with the names of the winners hours before the official announcement. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says it regrets press …
Read More »Blair steals a page from the Harper playbook to justify cuts to National Defence
For years when it was in power, the former Conservative government railed against a great, faceless bureaucracy it blamed for undermining its goals for the Department of National Defence (DND). That tactic appears to have been adopted by the current Liberal defence minister as he explains the government’s intention to …
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