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At a Glance The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is confident that the national government will hit its full-year expenditure target after significantly reducing underspending in the first nine months. The balance from the disbursement program for the remainder of the year amounted to P1.407 trillion, which is 26.9 …

PCO PHOTO  President Marcos has granted amnesty to former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP-RPA-ABB). Marcos issued Proclamations 403, 404, 405, and 406 on Nov. …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is being dubbed “irresponsible” for calling Wednesday’s Rainbow Bridge accident a “terrorist attack” in the House of Commons before authorities could confirm or rule that out. Two people died on the American side of the Niagara Falls border when a speeding car crashed and exploded at …

Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday that appeared to be holding shakily with no major reports of bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks, although both sides were accused of violations.  4-day truce underway as 200 aid trucks set to be allowed into besieged Gaza Strip. …

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the country and the athletics world. He is set to be released from prison in early January.  Pistorius, 37, shot …

Canadian and U.S. border authorities say the Rainbow Bridge is back open as of Thursday evening, one day after a deadly car crash and explosion occurred on the American side of the border crossing.  Canadian and U.S. border authorities say the Rainbow Bridge is back open as of Thursday evening. …

In the Fall Economic Statement (FES) the Liberal government unveiled an initiative it called the Canadian Mortgage Charter. What is it and who does it aim to help? The CBC explains.  Freeland said she included the charter in the Fall Economic Statement to help ‘vulnerable borrowers.’ In the Fall Economic …

House of Representatives Panel studies 3 bills asking Marcos to back probe on drug war A joint panel in the House of Representatives on Wednesday began considering resolutions urging President Marcos to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of alleged crimes against humanity committed during President …

Joint maritime patrols by Filipino and American forces should not be taken against their countries, as the US Indo-Pacific Command and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), began three-day maritime and aerial patrols in local waters Tuesday. “I think there is no reason for any other party to take …

Vice President Sara Duterte on September 4, 2023 (STAR / Mong Pintolo)  MANILA, Philippines — Slighting from recent House calls urging cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), Vice President Sara Duterte has spoken up in defense of her father and argued that local courts can resolve drug war cases …