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President Marcos on Monday, Oct. 30, advised Filipinos not to throw away their right to vote for their barangay leaders because they are the ones who will help them with their daily problems. Marcos also told the voting public not to sell their votes as doing so will lose their …

People cast their votes at a polling station during the nationwide village and youth representative elections in Manila on October 30, 2023. (AFP/Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — The long-delayed Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections have been “generally peaceful” so far, despite incidents of violence reported in some parts of …

Palestinians in Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes early on Monday as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the enclave with a ground assault that prompted more international calls for civilians to be protected. Israeli air strikes also hit areas near Gaza’s Al-Shifa and Al-Quds hospitals. Palestinians in …

Al-Quds Hospital is sheltering over 12,000 displaced Palestinians and patients, according to the hospital director and the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Israel says Hamas is using hospitals as command centres, while international organizations renew calls for a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor. Israel says Hamas uses hospitals as command centres, as …

Palestinian civil defence members carry the body of a victim that was killed during Israeli bombardment after it was rescued from the rubble of a destroyed building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. …

PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (Photo by PCG)  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed its investigation of the October 22 collision of Filipino and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, and the results will be submitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan …

THE Israeli ambassador to the Philippines on Friday stressed that his country has no intention or plan to occupy the Gaza Strip, and that its goal is to dismantle the militant group Hamas. “Israel is now in a war against Hamas, and the goal of Israel is not to occupy …

THE UN General Assembly on Friday (Saturday in Manila) called by a large majority for an “immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict as the Israeli army announced it was extending its ground operation into the shattered territory. This picture taken from a position …

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) went on red alert on Friday as it finishes its preparations for Monday’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. also said 187,600 officers will be deployed during the election period. Acorda reminded all PNP personnel of the critical role …

Gaza residents report Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Sunday near Gaza’s largest hospital. Israel has said Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital.  Internet and phone services coming back online in Gaza after more than 24-hour outage. Residents in Gaza said Israeli warplanes carried out …