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ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro taunted Vice President Sara Duterte Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9 after the latter declared in a statement that she “will no longer pursue” confidential funds. In a separate statement, Castro …

At a Glance The Philippine economic growth expanded in the third quarter by 5.9 percent, up from 4.3 percent in the second quarter, though lower than the 7.7 percent recorded in the same period last year. All major economic sectors grew in the third quarter: agriculture grew by 0.9 percent, …

Department of Migrant Workers Officer-In-Charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo)  MANILA – The four Filipino seafarers who were injured when their Liberian-flagged ship, Kmax Ruler, was attacked Wednesday by a Russian missile in Ukraine, are now safe and out of danger, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). In a statement on …

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Dr. Joseph Alunes, a family and community medicine practitioner at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), in a press conference on Thursday (Nov. 9, 2023), said a study by the World Health Organization in 2022 showed an increase in the usage of alternative medicine among the …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the nation on Wednesday in commemorating the 10th anniversary of the devastation wrought by Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) and urged Filipinos to “remember the unaccounted victims” of the disaster. GRIM REMINDER A man visits the grave of a relative, victim of Super Typhoon …

PAMPANGA 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said that she will continue to support Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and reiterated that she was not interested in the Speakership. Her comments come after she and Davao City 3rd District Rep. Isidro Ungab were ousted as deputy speakers for failing to sign …

A worker repairs an iron bar broken by inmates who bolted the Manila Police District Station 1 detention facility in Tondo at past midnight yesterday. (Edd Gumban)  MANILA, Philippines — Nine inmates at the Manila Police District (MPD)’s Station 1 in Tondo broke out at past midnight yesterday. Gian Carlo …

Photo shows Immigration area at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. (Bureau of Immigration)  MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport barred another American convicted of sex crimes in the United States from entering the Philippines. The bureau said Thursday that its Border …

Photo taken in July 2017 shows then president Rodrigo Duterte delivering his second State of the Nation Address. While Duterte admitted to talking to some retired generals, he denied plotting a coup d’etat with them. • Partymates told: Go ahead, leave PDP-Laban • GMA, Davao Rep. Ungab out as deputy …

Palestinian dual nationals and foreigners wait to cross the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 7, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Irael and the militant group Hamas. (AFP / Mohammed Abed)  MANILA, Philippines — Forty Filipino nationals were evacuated from the heavily bombarded …