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Soleiman Faqiri's family is demanding an apology from the Ford government for both his death and the province's lack of response on the recommendations put forth by the inquest into his 2016 death. The family held a news conference Thursday morning at Queen’s Park calling on Premier Doug Ford to …

Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes. Sanjay Malaviya also committed $4M to reward fund for …

Tourism is a powerful force in boosting the development of a country. It has been proven in many small towns and islands all over the world, creating strong tourism industries for their countries.  We don’t have to look far, our ASEAN neighbors, among them Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, have successful tourism …

Will we succumb to the tyranny of strongmen and the specter of authoritarianism, or will we rise above the fray and forge a path toward a brighter future? In this land of perpetual political drama, where clashes between rival clans make Game of Thrones look like a Sunday picnic, we …

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in this May 7, 2024 photo (Facebook / Sen. Risa Hontiveros)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that no single politician from Tarlac knows Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and that the government has been investigating her for some time over her …

Courtesy: Akbayan Party/Facebook  The ‘Atin Ito’ coalition announced a significant breakthrough on Thursday in its mission to reach Bajo de Masinloc. In a statement, the group said it sent an advance team a day before its civilian mission successfully breached China’s imposing blockade at the reef also known as Panatag …

In order to secure the target quantity for the rice buffer stock by 2025, the National Food Authority (NFA) has sought a budget of P16.3 billion next year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently proposed P24.85 billion to NFA, which is 77 percent higher than this year’s allocation of P14.03 …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (PNA file photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday he would not abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). In an interview with reporters during his visit here, Marcos said NTF-ELCAC has done more to …

An advance team of the Atin Ito Coalition breaches the blockade formed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) to distribute supplies and fuel to Filipino fishermen on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party)  In what seemed like a repeat of their …

Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa attend the funeral mass of Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Jan. 15, 2024. (Facebook / Bong Go)  MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ human rights committee has opted not …