Photo Credit: pinoypubliko.com VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio, Senator Raffy Tulfo and former vice president Leni Robredo were picked as the top personalities to succeed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The poll was held from April 15 to 18. Twenty-eight percent of …
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Poilievre says he will work with other opposition parties to shape potential public inquiry
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday that he will be reaching out to his fellow opposition leaders to talk about the details of a possible public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Opposition leader said public inquiry should be completed before next election. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday …
Read More »Ukraine knocks — again — on NATO’s door. Who will answer?
Ukraine has made a formal bid to enter NATO, but it remains a point of tension for member states. So too does how to secure Ukraine between the end of the war and potential NATO membership. Canada has pledged to champion Ukrainian membership ‘as conditions allow for it.’ When the …
Read More »AFP vows to protect PH amid challenges
AS the nation commemorates its 125th Independence Day today, June 12, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. vowed that his department will continue to “strive for the protection and betterment of our motherland” amid growing challenges in the Southeast Asian region. “The Department of National Defense is one with Filipinos in …
Read More »House aims to be prolific, focused—Barbers
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez will continue to be a prolific in terms of its primary task of legislation for the entire 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said Romualdez had already set …
Read More »PBBM: Get out of harm’s way
Assures funds, food packs ready amid Mayon’s continued unrest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged residents living inside the danger zone of Mayon Volcano to heed the evacuation instructions and directives of their local government officials to ensure their safety. “With the declaration of a state of calamity in Albay due …
Read More »LeBlanc challenges opposition to suggest Johnston replacement, leaves door open to public inquiry
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been tasked with consulting opposition leaders to hear how best to replace David Johnston, including around what a public inquiry might look like. David Johnston will leave no later than end of June after delivering brief final report. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic …
Read More »New federal fuel regulations are coming soon — here’s what you can expect
The federal government’s clean fuel regulations will make gasoline more expensive eventually — but that doesn’t make them a tax on fuel. Some premiers want Ottawa to suspend new regulations critics are calling the ‘carbon tax 2.0.’ In just three weeks, new federal regulations will begin slapping surcharges on the …
Read More »Canada’s visaless entry system crashes, leaving many travellers stranded
The collapse of the website that processes Canada’s Electronic Travel Authorizations has caused missed flights, stress and financial pain for many travellers trying to reach Canada or even just transiting through the country. They say little has been done to fix the problem so far. Travellers furious over missed flights, …
Read More »Multiple British soldiers faint from sweltering heat at Prince William military parade
At least three guardsmen fainted during the military parade known as the Colonel’s Review, in which more than 1,400 soldiers of the Household Division and the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery were reviewed by the heir to the throne, who is honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards. Troops wore woolen …
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