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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. maintains his trust and confidence in Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon despite the many issues hounding the recently appointed Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation. The Chief Executive made the reiteration after formally swearing Gadon into office late Monday afternoon. Photo from Larry Gadon (Facebook page)  In a brief …

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 11, that the poll body believes that internet voting for overseas Filipino absentee voters is legally tenable and defensible. Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia gives a speech during the Comelec  Internet Voting Demonstration (IVD) held inside …

At a Glance Second on the list of most urgent concerns is increasing workers’ pay (44 percent). Creating more jobs as well as reducing poverty are also considered urgent by almost a third of Filipino adults (31 percent and 30 percent, respectively). The majority of Filipinos continue to view controlling …

The government and the World Bank signed the agreement for a $600-million (roughly P33.3 billion) loan for a project to modernize the agriculture and fisheries sector in the country. The World Bank and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the government, signed the deal on July 7, 2023. The …

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed additional surface patrol ships in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea, increasing its presence there by about 90 percent. Lt. Col. Enrique Gil Ileto, AFP’s Public Affairs Office chief, said this was a “dramatic increase” from the …

Talks to combine two of the biggest newspaper publishers in Canada have fallen apart.  Two companies announced merger talks last month. Talks to combine two of the biggest newspaper publishers in Canada have fallen apart. Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Nordstar Capital LP — the majority owner of The Toronto …

Canada has committed more than $8 billion to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, including over $1.5 billion in military aid. From a $400,000 anti-missile system to warm clothes, here’s a look at what’s been delivered or promised. Military hardware pledged or sent so far includes anti-missile system, tanks, howitzers. Canada …

Six people, including five Mexican nationals, died in a helicopter crash in Nepal on Tuesday, a government official said, the latest in a series of tragic air crashes in the Himalayan nation.  Aircraft was returning to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, after sightseeing trip to world’s tallest peak. Six people, including five …

A ranking official of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Beijing and Manila can handle their maritime dispute well but a “third party” might turn the South China Sea (SCS) into a “sea of war.” Counsellor Zhou Li, of MoFA’s information department, wrote on Twitter that there is already …

FOREIGN PRESENCE. The Japan Coast Guard vessel Akitsushima (left), leads the US Coast Guard cutter Stratton and Philippine Coast Guard vessels BRP Gabriela Silang and BRP Melchora Aquino in a trilateral exercise in the West Philippine Sea on July 5. Meanwhile, the Italian Navy vessel Francesco Morosini (right) is docked …