METRO Manila and nearby areas were at a standstill on Tuesday as heavy monsoon rains induced by tropical storm “Henry” and floods prompted Malacanang to suspend classes in all levels in public and private schools and work in government offices. Executive Secretary Salva... Read more
Philippine News
- Customs enlists help of PH Armed Forces, Coast Guard vs smuggling
- Communist insurgents reject ‘localized peace talks’ anew
- 100,000 residents in 3 villages in Marikina face evacuation as river rises
- NCAA games cancelled
- Japan’s growing plutonium stockpile fuels fears
- Low pressure area monitored over Luzon, to be named ‘Inday’—Pagasa
Around Canada
It’s a blistering July afternoon at the Edmundston Truck Stop. The air vibrates with the low rumbling of a dozen idling 18-wheelers burning fuel. For Chief Patricia Bernard of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, that’s the sound of money. The big rigs have... Read more
- Workers at Goderich salt mine accept deal to end 12-week strike
- Who earns minimum wage in Alberta? About 100,000 more people than before
- Immigration critics press Liberals on costs, plan for asylum seekers
- Abdoul Abdi no longer facing deportation hearing, for now
- Despite trade threats Canadian home buyers must plan for still higher rates: Don Pittis
- Man denied exemption to union dues on religious grounds, after board rules his objections are political
Community Round Up
Last July 5 to 8, the TME Travel Madness Expo was held from 10 a.m. at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay. Following previous years, the event organisers expected it to be a success and it indeed was. Joining the event were marketing officers from Tree Top Adven... Read more
Business
The Finance department is aiming to raise a total of P40 billion to fund the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Marawi City by offering retail treasury bonds (RTBs) in several tranches. In a statement on Monday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd noted that Task F... Read more
Entertainment
MANILA, Philippines — Award-winning American singer and songwriter Katy Perry arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday night to perform at the Mall of Asia Arena on Monday night as part of her “Witness: The Tour” international concert series. Produced... Read more
- Channing Tatum, wife Jenna Dewan Tatum announce split
- Binibining Pilipinas 2018 winners mark World Autism Awareness Day
- So who is Mother Mary in Let It Be?
- Celine Dion turns 50, to go on with Manila show despite illness
- Katy Perry spends Easter with Filipinos in Hong Kong
- Katy Perry clarifies kiss with ‘Idol’ contestant
Editorial
CRITICS of the Duterte administration thought they got what they wanted on July 12, the second anniversary of the Philippines’ legal victory in its maritime dispute with China. Trolls — there is no other appropriate term to describe them — devised a twisted way of remin... Read more
Tourism
ATHENS: An ancient tablet engraved with 13 verses of the Odyssey has been unearthed in southern Greece in what is possibly the earliest-recorded trace of the epic poem, the country’s culture ministry said last week. The clay slab is believed to date back to the third ce... Read more
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