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THE Senate is “set to approve” the Maharlika Investment Fund bill “next week,” Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Thursday, despite objections from the minority. “Yes, the plan is to approve it by 2nd and 3rd reading next week. We are accommodating the last few members who want to …

Image Credit: cnnphilippines.com Five Filipino crew members who went missing after their Chinese vessel sank in the Indian Ocean have been found dead after a week of search and rescue operations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said the agency is coordinating with …

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte turned her focus on urging development partners to come together in ensuring the success of the country’s education agenda. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) The official, who shared about her upcoming trip to Brunei Darussalam and Singapore as the chairperson of …

Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Wednesday denied any involvement in the recent recantation of testimonies of suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Teves, who is the suspected mastermind of the Degamo assassination, said in a radio interview: “Again… I don’t have [any involvement …

CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), together with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), are getting ready for the possible impact that super typhoon “Mawar” may bring to Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, …

Disaster officials on Wednesday warned the public to brace for Typhoon “Mawar” as it may enter the Philippine areas of responsibility on Friday evening or Saturday morning. As of Wednesday Morning, “Mawar” was spotted 2,305 kilometers east of the Visayas with maximum sustained winds of 175 km per hour and …

VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday that she will be visiting Brunei Darussalam and Singapore this coming month. “In June, I will be visiting Brunei Darussalam and Singapore as part of my tenure as the president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO),” Duterte …

An Alberta election that’s shaping up to be historically close will come down to who’s motivated to vote, who’s disillusioned, and who’s got more fight in them.  A race this close will come down to turnout, campaign muscle and voter motivation (or lack thereof). It’s an election shaping up to …

While the technical issues that plagued the launch of Ron DeSantis’s 2024 Republican presidential bid on Twitter were certainly a poor start to kick off his national campaign, there are by far much more pressing challenges facing the Florida governor.  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially launched his presidential campaign. The …

DEEPEN TIES Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses the China-Russia business forum in east China’s Shanghai on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO SHANGHAI: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attended the China-Russia business forum on …