This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats (middle L and 2nd L) and Philippine Fisheries and Aquatic Resources personnel aboard their rigid hull inflatable boat (foreground C) sailing past a Chinese coast guard ship (top) near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters …
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Marcos condemns ambush in Maguindanao, vows justice for slain soldiers
The four members of the 40th Infantry suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya ambushed in Maguindanao del Sur died instantly from multiple bullet wounds. (Philstar.com / John Unson) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned on Monday the ambush that claimed the lives of four soldiers in Datu Hofer, …
Read More »Congress gets ‘Cha-cha’ consensus, says Marcos
House poised to approve RBH 7 this week before Lent break Both chambers of Congress have finally come to terms with the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, President Marcos said over the weekend. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is set to approve on third and …
Read More »‘Strong, mature’ El Niño now in country; Damages now hitting P1.3 b — gov’t
The damage to agriculture due to the dry spell induced by the El Niño has reached P1.31 billion mark, according to the Task Force El Niño. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said it was considering reducing the water pressure of concessionaires in Metro Manila due to the …
Read More »An NDP motion puts a big question to the test: Will Canada recognize Palestinian statehood?
NDP foreign affairs critic has brought forward an opposition day motion that calls on the government to take several actions in response to the war in Gaza. The most controversial and far-reaching is recognition of Palestinian statehood. The motion risks dividing the Liberals. The NDP motion risks splitting the Liberals …
Read More »Putin dismisses protesters, Russia’s critics following challenge-free election
The United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and other nations have said the vote was neither free nor fair due to the imprisonment of political opponents and censorship. Western nations argue Russian vote not free or fair due to censorship, crackdowns. Putin’s expected landslide victory met with protests Early election …
Read More »Hundreds join Pierre Poilievre for ‘Axe the Tax’ rally in Halifax
Hundreds attended a St. Patrick’s Day rally with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre in Halifax on Sunday. At the start of the event, Poilievre took a sip of Guinness while highlighting that federal taxes on liquor are set to increase by two per cent on April 1, alongside …
Read More »Israeli military launches night raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. Military operation causes multiple casualties and sets off fatal fire, say Palestinian officials. …
Read More »‘There must be consequences’ for Saskatchewan’s refusal to hand over carbon tax, federal minister says
Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the government to scrap a planned increase on the carbon tax have their facts wrong. Jonathan Wilkinson says ‘there must be consequences’ for Saskatchewan’s refusal to remit tax. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the …
Read More »‘Economic Cha-cha efforts on track’
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez Zubiri, Romualdez vow to muster needed votes PRAGUE—Both leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives assured the public that efforts to amend restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution are on track. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who …
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