BIGGEST POLITICAL PARTY IN CONGRESS. Speaker Martin Romualdez is joined by former President and Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in swearing in new members of Lakas-CMD. Ver Noveno Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), on Tuesday administered the oath to 19 new party members. “We welcome …
Read More »PH, UK to refresh economic action plan
The Philippines and the United Kingdom will develop a refreshed Joint Action Plan on Trade, Investment, and Economic Cooperation for 2023 to 2024, as both partners agreed to pursue efforts, including improving ease of doing business in the Philippines, to further promote bilateral economic cooperation that will drive inclusive growth …
Read More »PAGASA hopes rains in coming months will help replenish Angat Dam’s supply
Amid the looming threat of El Niño, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is hoping that rains in the coming months will help replenish the Angat Dam reservoir, which is Metro Manila’s primary source of water supply. “From June to August, mas mataas ang probability of having …
Read More »Super typhoon unlikely to make landfall – Pagasa
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 …
Read More »Filipino seafarers to lose jobs as ‘ambulance chasers’ win
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 …
Read More »5 more cops held in contempt over drug mess
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. …
Read More »Most wanted person in Biñan arrested for 2 counts of attempted homicide
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 …
Read More »On foreign interference, Johnston asks Canadians to trust him — and Parliament
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 …
Read More »Typhoon Mawar’s 225 km/h winds bear down on U.S. territory of Guam
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’ …
Read More »Meta hit with record fine by Irish regulator over U.S. data transfers
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 …
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