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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday blasted the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for failing to monitor companies operating under its authority that commit crimes such as human trafficking and online scams. “What is Pagcor doing?” Hontiveros said in yesterday’s hearing of her Senate committee on women. “Pagcor, as the …

A woman died after falling from the 14th floor of a condominium in Malate, Manila on Wednesday, May 31. According to Manila Police District (MPD) report, Barangay Chairwoman Divina Gracia sought assistance from the police at around 9:20 a.m. after a woman fell from the 14th floor of a condominium on Taft Avenue corner …

A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.  Flight was Pyongyang’s 6th satellite launch attempt, prompts emergency alerts in South Korea …

As the newly re-elected premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith sits at the nexus of the two most powerful forces shaping contemporary politics: populism and climate change.  Smith has an emissions target. How does she expect to get there? As the newly re-elected premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith sits at the …

The lighting on the facade of the Cultural Center of the Philippines reflects the colors of the Philippine flag Not sure about other people, but whenever I see a flagpole with a flag at half-mast, my first thought is always, “Who died?” I have always associated flags flown at half-mast …

Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS will be celebrating their 10th anniversary in June and to mark it, they will be releasing a song.  Big Hit Music, the group’s agency, said BTS will release the digital single “Take Two” on June 9 at 1 p.m. KST.  BTS will release the song “Take …

AGRI DEV’T. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with executives of the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), led by its chairman Soopakij Chearavanont, at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday (May 30, 2023). Marcos assured the Thailand-based CP Group of his administration’s support for its expansion plans and programs for …

Jimmy Butler AFP PHOTO  MIAMI: Desperate. Urgent. Maniacal. Psychotic. Incredible. Unique. World class. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has used an array of adjectives to describe Jimmy Butler over the course of his team’s remarkable postseason campaign. On Monday (Tuesday in Manila), Spoelstra was once again plundering his vocabulary …

Dabarkads turned emotional as main hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, collectively known as TVJ, announced the departure of the longest-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! from TV production company TAPE Inc. on Wednesday. With a heavy heart, comedian Vic, standing between his fellow Dabarkads, Tito and …

Long-simmering tensions in Kosovo have recently erupted. The conflict origins have deep historical roots but also include recent developments involving licence plates and local elections. Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic, not known to shy away from contentious topics, has weighed in publicly.  Dozens of NATO troops, protesters injured Monday in …