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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. attends the mass commemorating the 105th birth anniversary of his father, the late former chief executive Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Sept. 11, 2022. (Facebook / Bongbong Marcos)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he does not …

HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro said there was no move to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. Castro said in a statement on Thursday that “the supposed talks on impeachment now are mere discussions of some congressmen and not a serious move” against the vice president. …

The Palmachim airbase about an hour away from Jerusalem has become a critical operations centre in Israel’s war against Hamas. While injured Israeli soldiers are airlifted from the battlefield in Gaza, there’s no escape from the war for Palestinian civilians.  ‘You have to be deaf not to understand that civilians …

GENEVA, Switzerland: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned Wednesday. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases — the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide …

Toronto police say they have seized 551 kilograms of cocaine and 441 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in a drug bust they describe as the largest in the force’s history. Seven people, of the Greater Toronto Area, have been arrested and charged in connection with the illicit drugs, according to Supt. …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Philippines’ Secretary of Energy Raphael Lotilla (L) sign, as Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (C) during the Philippines 123 Signing Ceremony during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte  Former President Rodrigo Duterte is not required to personally face a prosecutor’s summons concerning a grave threat complaint filed by ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, his former spokesman Harry Roque said Thursday. “That’s not a requirement,” Roque, Duterte’s legal counsel for the case filed by …

Marcos woos potential Maharlika Fund investors, touts high return to financiers at APEC sidelines At least 80 infrastructure projects can be funded through the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund, the Maharlika InvestmentFund (MIF), President Marcos told potential investors at the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in San Francisco Thursday. In his …

President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during the inauguration of the new Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Development Project at the Philippine Air Traffic Management Center (PATMC) in Pasay City on January 16, 2018, issues a stern warning on the local government officials who are found …

AFP PHOTO  Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he expressed to President Xi Jinping his “serious concerns” about Chinese military activity in the region while demanding that a ban on seafood imports be revoked. “I… expressed our serious concerns over China’s increasing military activity near Japan, including its …