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SIMULATION. BRP Ramon Alcaraz officers conduct flight quarters procedure before takeoff of the Philippine Navy AW-109 helicopter. Naval ships participating in the multilateral maritime exercise of the 39th “Balikatan” successfully conducted a simulated replenishment at sea on Friday (April 26, 2024) in Palawan waters. (Photo courtesy of Western Command) MANILA – The …

Joe Biden tried taking a victory lap this week, celebrating a coveted foreign policy win. Yet in the streets near his house, he was being jeered over a different foreign crisis — the one that’s threatening his presidency. Biden needs votes from a group with a rock-bottom opinion of Israel’s …

Players beyond the borders of Sudan — from its African neighbours to the Gulf States and beyond — are influencing the course of the conflict for their own purposes and increasing the chances of it metastasizing, analysts say.  U.A.E., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran among countries seen to be taking sides. …

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has given Premier Doug Ford a deadline to reverse the ban on the wearing of keffiyehs at the provincial legislature or else she says the NDP will defy the ban. Demonstrators rallied against ban on Friday as civil liberties group called ban ‘undemocratic.’ Ontario NDP …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which vastly exceeded all expectations, has relayed its final transmission back to Earth. Now it’s onto a new phase of its mission where it will continue to collect data for future explorers to retrieve. The helicopter will now collect data from its final resting spot for …

The Government of Canada has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against various parties in the Middle East since October 7. But it still hasn’t engaged sanctions against violent Israeli settlers, despite promising to do so. Joly says her department is still ‘working on’ sanctions announced in February. The Government of …

Canada’s poverty rate rose to 9.9 per cent in 2022, approaching pre-pandemic levels as government financial benefits introduced during the COVID-19 crisis ended, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday. Food insecurity numbers are ‘sickening’ but not surprising, says researcher. Nearly nine million Canadians lived in food insecure households …

“Likewise a first, the Philippine Coast Guard will join Balikatan to provide perimeter security.” This year’s Balikatan, the 39th version of the largest joint military exercise held annually between the Philippine Armed Forces and the US military, was kicked off last Monday by nearly 17,000 troops — 5,000 Filipinos, 100 …

“What is lacking is a united front in the political front, which is traditionally fractious.” Being adept at navigating increasingly difficult foreign affairs is becoming the hallmark of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who is following in his father’s footsteps. PBBM, nonetheless, has made his mark in the community of …

The spirit of patriotism and nationalism are alive as President Marcos on Saturday, April 27, expressed admiration for how Filipinos are facing new challenges, including oppression, poverty, and hunger. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. leads the commemoration of the Victory at Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, April 27, 2024. …