Rest of Israel under Alert 2; Movement, deployment of Filipinos still suspended The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday put Gaza under crisis alert level 3, which calls for voluntary repatriation of Filipinos there, as heavy Israeli bombardments continued to hit the Palestinian enclave. Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega …
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattles Batangas
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake took place on Friday morning in Batangas province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs director Teresito “Toto” Bacolcol said the tremor happened around 8:24 a.m. some five kilometers southwest of Calaca, also in the same province. Tectonic in origin, the quake …
Read More »Asiad gold to stay with PH despite Brownlee dope test
The Asian Games basketball gold medal will stay with the Philippines even as naturalized player Justin Brownlee, who tested positive for a banned substance, faces a two-year suspension if he fails the confirmatory doping test. “The gold remains with us,” Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said on …
Read More »1 in 3 Pinoys say life quality better than in ’22 — SWS
One in three adult Filipinos believe they have a better quality of life now compared to a year ago, a Social Weather Stations survey showed. Some 22 percent said they experienced worsening conditions, while 45 percent reported no change from the previous year. This resulted in a net gainer score …
Read More »‘I made two of the most difficult phone calls I’ve had to make as President’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday night admitted that he made two of the “most difficult phone calls” he has had to make as the country’s leader. It was when he phoned the families of two Filipinos who died in the war between Israel and Hamas militants. DIFFICULT CALL President Ferdinand …
Read More »PH deploys another warship at West Philippine Sea
THE Philippine Navy has deployed another warship at the West Philippine Sea in Palawan province to fortify its presence and guard the nine Philippine-occupied features in the region, amid Chinese aggression. BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602), a Tarlac -class landing platform will augment BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), a guided missile …
Read More »PH plans Israel repatriation
The government hoisted Alert Level 2 over Israel to halt new deployments as authorities began identifying exit routes for a possible repatriation or evacuation mission. The administration on Wednesday also said there is still no need to order the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Israel, even as the fighting between …
Read More »Filipina nurse chose to stay with elderly ward as Hamas attacked Gaza – Israeli diplomat
THE story of a Filipina nurse who died with her elderly ward after she refused to leave her even after Hamas militants attacked Gaza has been posted on X (formerly Twitter) by some Israelis in a tribute to her courage in the face of death. Identified as Angeline, the Filipina …
Read More »No confidential funds with House, per COA; Rody seeks transparency
The House of Representatives on Wednesday said it has no confidential and intelligence funds and that all its spending is aboveboard based on the report of the Commission on Audit. This was as former President Rodrigo Duterte challenged the House to be transparent in its spending a day after lawmakers …
Read More »LTFRB ‘whistleblower’ recants; Bautista denies graft allegations
The whistleblower who accused the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board of having a “bribing system” yesterday recanted his claim that corruption went up as high as the Department of Transportation and Malacañang. Jeff Tumbado, who claimed to be a former head executive assistant of suspended LTFRB chief Teofilo Guadiz …
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