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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken legal action against Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), and five others for their alleged involvement in the sexual abuse and qualified human trafficking of a then 17-year-old female in 2011.  The charges were filed before the regional trial …

The Senate issued on Tuesday, March 19 an arrest order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Signed by Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, he mentioned that Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality found no merit …

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday has placed Haiti under crisis alert level 3 due to the current “unstable security situation.” Under said under the alert level, Filipinos are urged to voluntarily leave while deployment of new and returning Filipinos to Haiti are effectively prohibited. At present, there …

Photo shows the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort/Facebook  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Ombudsman have started their separate probes to determine the liability of government officials responsible for granting permits for the establishment and operation of a resort …

Philippine soldiers with Fil-Americans in the US Army./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — Defense officials of the Philippines and the United States met to discuss the logistics capabilities in Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites, the Department of National Defense (DND) said yesterday. Defense Assistant Secretary for logistics, acquisition and self-reliant …

INCREASED DEMAND. A wet market vendor sells bangus on April 5, 2022 in Gapan Market in Nueva Ecija. The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday (March 19, 2024) said prices of fish may start to hike amid rising demand during the Lenten season. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA – Prices of …

Amid China’s “provocative actions,” United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, March 19, affirmed Washington’s plan to continue supporting the Philippines so it “can be in the strongest possible position” to affirm its rights in the disputed South China Sea. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (File …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo attend a joint press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on March 19, 2024. (AFP / Eloisa Lopez / Pool)  MANILA, Philippines — The top diplomats of the Philippines and the United States emphasized …

This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats (middle L and 2nd L) and Philippine Fisheries and Aquatic Resources personnel aboard their rigid hull inflatable boat (foreground C) sailing past a Chinese coast guard ship (top) near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters …

The four members of the 40th Infantry suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya ambushed in Maguindanao del Sur died instantly from multiple bullet wounds. (Philstar.com / John Unson)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned on Monday the ambush that claimed the lives of four soldiers in Datu Hofer, …