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For far too long, the creative industry was never given the proper attention, often overshadowed by the colossal challenges faced by other sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, and national security. The pandemic further exacerbated the burden on creatives who depend on projects, events, or exhibits to sustain their livelihoods. While …

Canada had the wrong guy since the immigration officers asked Azurin about alleged human rights violations when he was not head of the police force. Whichever way the immigration “issues” that hounded retired Philippine National Police Chief Rodolfo Azurin at a Canadian airport turn out, the central issue remains about …

CHINA, through its foreign ministry, on Sunday claimed that it was the United States that “invented” how to weaponize the global information space. The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the remark in reaction to the US State Department report claiming that China invested billions of dollars to …

Satellite imagery shows that between 2012 to 2016, more than 500 hectares of the Scarborough Shoal had been destroyed by Chinese activities in the West Philippine Sea, a state university professor said in a forum organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute. “Massive coral destruction in the West Philippine Sea has …

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday expressed his intention to revise the current reserve forces paradigm structure of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a radio dzBB report, Teodoro said the AFP’s current design might not be able to withstand the looming threats against the country. With the …

At a Glance ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza have decided to join forces in order to achieve their common goal of protecting solo parents and their children, as well as holding “deadbeat” parents accountable. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left) and Northern …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has designated Justice Juliet Manalo-San Gaspar as his first appointee in the Sandiganbayan. Manalo-San Gaspar, whose appointment was announced by Malacañang on Friday, took her oath as newly appointed associate justice of the anti-graft court before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court En Banc …

THE Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs chaired by Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday ordered the detention of the leaders of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), an alleged cult group based in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. The action undertaken by the committee was based on …

President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte led the “Konsyerto sa Palasyo Para sa Mahal Nating Guro” held at the Malacañan Palace grounds on Sunday, Oct. 1. (From right) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and Senator Imee Marcos attend the ‘Konsyerto sa Palasyo’ for teachers. (RTVM screenshot)  …

DSWD also says P15,000 El Niño subsidy still in play President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of P12.7 billion worth of assistance to rice farmers to help keep their productivity despite the ongoing agricultural challenges in the country. Under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program, the government …