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DESPITE being a super typhoon, “Mawar” (international name), which will be renamed “Betty” once inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), remains unlikely to make landfall but may trigger the southwest monsoon or “habagat.”  Weather specialist Obet Badrina of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on …

Senate Bill 2221 or the ‘Act Providing for the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers’ has removed the escrow provision. FILE PHOTO  A BLEAK future of unemployment for Filipino seafarers continues to worsen as shipowners and international maritime employers decided to “look elsewhere” to finally save themselves from millions of dollars …

Five more police officers were cited for contempt on Tuesday at a Senate hearing on a suspicious P6.7 billion drug bust in Manila last year, leading the panel’s chairman, Senator Ronald dela Rosa to fall to his knees and beg cops to tell the truth. “I am kneeling before you. …

  LAGUNA – Biñan City’s most wanted person was nabbed in a manhunt operation on Tuesday, May 23. Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the accused as alias Ernesto. Photo from Laguna Police Provincial Office (MANILA BULLETIN) Operatives collared the accused by virtue of an arrest warrant for two counts …

An inquiry had appeared almost inevitable — at least politically. But Johnston’s argument is that an inquiry wouldn’t be able to do or say much more than he now has.  A public inquiry is off the table for now — but the argument isn’t over yet. Like Canada’s grandfather emerging …

Typhoon Mawar is aiming its fury at the tiny U.S. territory of Guam as residents with nowhere to go hunkered down to face the devastating winds and torrential rains from what was expected to be the worst storm to hit the Pacific island in decades.  Officials warn of ‘triple threat’ …

Facebook parent company Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.75 billion Cdn) fine by Ireland’s privacy regulator over its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users’ data to the United States.  Regulator has fined Facebook parent company more than any other tech …

Gilas Pilipinas FIBA PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is looking at playing European national squads Estonia and Finland, along with cage powerhouse Lithuania as part of the Philippines’ major buildup for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which the country is co-hosting along with Japan and Indonesia beginning on August …

LOS ANGELES: A weary, honest admission that one of the greatest careers in NBA history could be over? Or a calculated move designed to spur the Los Angeles Lakers into bolstering their roster? LeBron James AFP PHOTO  One day after LeBron James sent shockwaves rippling through basketball by revealing he …

Images by Teddy Pelaez Ever since I was a child, my grandmother had harbored a dream for me to become a pianist. But it wasn’t until my third year of high school that I mustered the courage to try learning it. Surprisingly, despite music not running through my veins, I …