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LAWYER Ferdinand Topacio expressed confidence on Tuesday that the accusations against former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over P38.8 billion in Malampaya funds “will be proven false.” “We have not yet received any official copy of the complaint or complaints, so we cannot make any specific …

More than half of Filipino adults approve of the performance of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a third-quarter survey by Pulse Asia showed. Nearly half of respondents of the September 2023 Ulat ng Bayan survey also approved of the work of the Supreme Court at 49 percent, down …

PCG asks for more ships to patrol WPS Drills involving the naval personnel of the Philippines, the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Indonesia kicked off on Monday as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it could not commit to constant patrols in the West Philippine Sea …

India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by Oct. 10, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.  Ties between 2 countries have deteriorated since PM accused India of involvement in death of Canadian. India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by Oct. 10, the Financial …

The House of Commons will hold a rare mid-session election for a new Speaker Tuesday morning, after the position was vacated by MP Anthony Rota last week. Candidates will be given five minutes to make their case to their fellow MPs. The House of Commons will hold a rare mid-session …

Donald Trump attacked New York’s attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, and a state lawyer accused the former president of generating more than $100 million US by lying about his real estate empire.  New York attorney general alleges Trump made gains …

Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence director charged with leaking top-secret information, is finally heading to trial today in one of the most sensitive court cases in Canadian history.  The trial, which is expected to take weeks, begins with jury selection. Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official charged with …

U.S. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House Speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in the days ahead.  Far-right Republican is angry Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked with Democrats to head off government shutdown. U.S. …

The same day that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plans to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefitted developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton.  Premier Doug Ford’s government added more parcels of land to each city …

One of the two leading parties in this province spent the final days of the election campaigning against against a landfill search. The other leading party tiptoed around Indigenous concerns.  Indigenous voters will have to wait for the next election to see substantive dialogue. With Indigenous population growth outpacing the …