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At a Glance House Speaker Martin Romualdez, says nearly P500 billion worth of funds have been set aside for 48 million poor Filipinos under the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. The 2024 spending plan will be signed by President Marcos on Wednesday. (MANILA BULLETIN) The soon-to-be-enacted P5.768-trillion national budget for …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But Marcos admits he’s upset with Huang as tensions in West Philippine Sea escalate President Marcos said Monday it would be “pointless” to have Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian expelled even as he said he was personally “upset” with the envoy’s remarks on the issue of Beijing’s …

A resident evacuates a pig amid flooding from heavy rains brought by cyclone Kabayan in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur provice on December 18, 2023. (AFP / Erwin Mascarinas)  MANILA, Philippines — Over 82,000 people were displaced after cyclone Kabayan struck Mindanao, causing heavy rain and triggering flooding, the National Disaster …

Grainy webcam video showed the moment of the eruption as a flash of light illuminating the sky at 10:17 p.m. local time. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be seen spewing along the ridge of a hill. Town of Grindavik evacuated in November after seismic activity damaged …

Attacks on commercial ships near the Middle Eastern country of Yemen have forced huge freight companies to change or pause their movements on one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Who is launching these attacks, what is their end goal and what are the potential repercussions? Missile attacks on commercial …

Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face challenges to adaptation, says a new federal government report. And rural doctors and health researchers say climate change has been having a big impact on health in rural communities. Here’s a closer look. …

“The attack on commercial vessels placed on the line Filipino mariners who dominated the crew of sea liners. As terrorists shift their campaign from Gaza to the global shipping lanes to disrupt trade while the world is still playing catch up from the supply chain crisis caused by the pandemic, …

Photo from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Official FB Page Marcos says maritime tensions ‘most complex’ global challenge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday stressed the need to find “new solutions” and forge strong alliances with like-minded allies as he described the situation in the South China Sea as “the most …

A woman sells balloons as people attend a pre-dawn mass ahead of Christmas at a church in Las Pinas, metro Manila on December 16, 2023 (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported Monday a continued rise in COVID-19 cases as the holiday season neared, …

Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan troop to the House of Representatives along Batasan Road in Quezon City on September 26, 2023 to demand the abolition of confidential funds in different government agencies. (Michael Varcas / The Philippine STAR) MANILA, Philippines — Public sentiment against the confidential and intelligence funds under …