La Niña, the opposite of El Niño, is a climatic phenomenon characterized by unusually cooler sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. While El Niño brings drought and heat, La Niña tends to trigger above-normal rainfall, potentially leading to flooding, landslides, and other weather-related hazards. As the …
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The millions of IDPs around the world deserve a future free from fear and insecurity. New data reveals a record-breaking 75.9 million people are categorized as internally displaced persons (IDPs) — forced to flee their homes within their own countries due to conflict and violence. This number, according to the …
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Two fishermen who joined the civilian mission of Atin Ito Coalition in the West Philippine Sea install floating markers in the vicinity waters within the Philippines’ exclusibe economic zone on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party) An advocate group which embarked on a daring journey to …
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The Philippine government reported that the supply and demand reduction strategy of the Marcos Administration has greatly improved the country’s war against illegal drugs, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, said this before global leaders attending the 33rd Session …
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President Marcos and Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte repaint chairs in a classroom during a visit to the Victorino Mapa High School in San Miguel, Manila yesterday as part of the annual ‘Brigada Eskwela’ aimed at preparing schools for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. At right, …
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Senator Francis Tolentino Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian should be immediately expelled from our country and declared “persona non grata,” if proven guilty in the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy on officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), according to Senator Francis Tolentino. Tolentino said …
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Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia (PNA file photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will no longer allow substitution of candidates beyond the deadline of the filing period of certificate of candidacy (COC) for those running in the May 2025 midterm elections. In an interview Wednesday, Comelec chairperson …
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One hundred sixty-five workers from Zun Yuan Techn0logy Inc. have been deported to Pudong District in Shanghai, China on May 14, 2024./Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission MANILA, Philippines — A total of 165 out of 167 Chinese nationals, employed by a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) situated in Bamban, Tarlac, were deported on Tuesday, …
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Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Australian Army stand in formation at the start of the Kasangga exercise at Camp Melchor de la Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on Monday./Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army. BAGUIO CITY — The Philippines-Australia Army to Army exercises dubbed “Kasangga” 01-2024 started …
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(File photo by DPWH Region III) MANILA – The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has approved the PHP30.56-billion project to rebuild and reconstruct calamity-hit school facilities outside Metro Manila. The Department of Education’s (DepEd) Infrastructure for Safer and Resilient Schools (ISRS) …
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