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A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here's what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next. Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say They'd left earlier that …

“The contending parties have created a parallel track for the economy and diplomacy in that the two issues develop independently of each other. In the dialogues between Chinese and Philippine officials, the guiding principle is the oft-repeated credo that “differences are not the total of relations.” This has worked well …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the Philippine government will always work to strengthen its relations with China, after Beijing displayed what he called a “solid gesture of friendship” and donated over 20,000 metric tons (MT) of fertilizer to the country. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian turned …

THE judge in the last illegal drug case standing between former senator Leila de Lima and her freedom from detention inhibited himself after he was accused of conflict of interest. Judge Romeo Buenaventura of Branch 256 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) granted the motions for inhibition filed by …

STRONG GROWTH TRAJECTORY. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his speech during the International Trade Forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023, says dynamic innovation will be at the heart of the transformation and growth of the exports industry. Joey Razon  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday unveiled a six-year plan to …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will continue to stay at the Department of Agriculture (DA) as he wants to ensure “systems are all in place.” Speaking to reporters after the ceremonial turnover of urea fertilizers from China, the President said that he was waiting for volunteers for the top DA …

Senator Francis Tolentino has emphasized the need for the country to have a more accessible health program as doctor shortage remained as one of the main concerns in the Philippines. In his speech during the 93rd National Assembly of the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines in Baguio city, …

Albay is considering permanently relocating residents who lie within the six-kilometer radius of Mayon Volcano’s permanent danger zone, Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman said Thursday. “This perennial problem has to stop,” Lagman said in Filipino during a televised briefing. “We experience this every three or four years. Permanent resettlement is really …

Over 22,000 cops will be deployed for the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in July, the Philippine National Police said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo, PNP National Capital Region Police Office Director, has been assigned to lead Task Force SONA to secure the …

To strengthen its efforts to integrate technology into learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) will provide e-learning carts to thousands of schools this year. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “We will be giving out e-learning carts to schools this year,” DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesman Michael Poa said in a …