Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said, the deadliest attacks so far in an intensified Israeli campaign against Iran's allies in Syria. Multiple sources say 5 Hezbollah fighters killed in …
Read More »Iloilo’s Santa Maria church a stop for Visita Iglesia
THE Santa Maria Parish Church in Iloilo City, dedicated to Our Lady of China, is likely to be on the list of churches that the faithful, especially Chinese Filipinos, will have for their Visita Iglesia. Located on Gen. Blanco Street, Maria Clara, in Iloilo City, the Santa Maria Parish is …
Read More »China’s Xi calls for closer US trade ties
BEIJING: China's leader Xi Jinping called for closer trade ties with the United States during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ties …
Read More »45 dead in South Africa bus crash, 8-year-old girl only survivor, officials say
A bus carrying 46 people crashed over a bridge in South Africa, killing everyone on board except an eight-year-old girl, local officials said Thursday. Local transportation authority says bus was carrying people to attend Easter weekend church service A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an …
Read More »Israel must take steps to allow more food and water into Gaza, UN top court orders
The top UN court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to tackle crippling shortages of essential supplies in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the area. Latest International Court of Justice order stems from genocide case against …
Read More »Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, sentenced to 25 years in prison in crypto fraud case
Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2022 collapse of FTX, which once was one of the world's most popular platforms for trading digital currency. 'My useful life is probably over,' Bankman-Fried said in remarks to court Former crypto …
Read More »Give it to Gibo
Among the measures proposed to ease the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the most sensible comes from no less than the Defense Secretary himself. Gilberto Teodoro, now on his second stint as Defense Secretary, recently made headlines with his daring proposition to Beijing: to submit their territorial …
Read More »Bully’s 3 wars
While the intensity of the sea skirmishes has increased, an armed conflict is not likely as China is making a calculated move using gray zone tactics in asserting its illegal claim on the West Philippine Sea. Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who has been at the forefront of the …
Read More »Marcos: Philippines won’t be ‘cowed into silence, submission’ by China
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and the German Chancellor (not in picture) address a joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, on March 12, 2024. (AFP / Tobias Schwarz) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday the Philippines will not be bullied into …
Read More »Carpio: Duterte exceeded authority in ‘gentleman’s agreement’
Former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (PNA file photo) MANILA – Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said former President Rodrigo Duterte acted beyond his authority and surrendered the country’s rights if he did indeed enter into a “gentleman’s agreement’ with China not to maintain BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine …
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