The Commission on Elections on Thursday dismissed a disqualification case against former Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo as nominee of the ACT-CIS party-list. In its resolution, the Comelec Second Division said the poll body has no jurisdiction to act on the petition for disqualification. “Under Section 4(b), Rule 5 of …
Read More »PH, JICA ink MRT 3 rehab project loan deal
(File photo) MANILA — The government on Friday signed the JPY17.4-billion ($130 million) Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 Rehabilitation Project (II) loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The agreement was signed by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno and JICA chief representative in the Philippines Sakamoto …
Read More »Gov’t launches free paper ‘The Philippine Gazette’
INFO CAMPAIGN. Photo shows the frontpage of the Marcos administration’s free newspaper, ‘The Philippine Gazette.’ Malacañang on Thursday launched a free newspaper in a bid to disseminate the latest information on the projects and programs of the Marcos administration. The first issue of “The Philippine Gazette” focused on the administration’s …
Read More »Mother arrested, charged for ‘forcing, exploiting 5 minor children to engage in online sex’
A mother, who “forced and exploited” her five minor children – with ages ranging from two to 17 years old — to engage in online sex, was arrested in Bataan and charged criminally before the Department of Justice (DOJ) last May 24. The press statement of the Inter-Agency Council Against …
Read More »Brace for ‘Mawar’ impact
PBBM orders agencies to prepare for onslaught of super typhoon Photo shows a personnel of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office preparing rescue equipment even if the typhoon is not expected to hit the capital directly. Facebook page of President Marcos, Norman Cruz The government is taking the …
Read More »Is David Johnston in a conflict of interest? Experts say only Canadians can decide
The leaders of the Conservative and Bloc Quebecois parties have both said Trudeau and Johnston are self-declared friends, that their longstanding ties are too close to allow Johnston to judge the prime minister’s actions. But is Johnston in a conflict of interest? Is he biased? Experts say that decision will …
Read More »Ukrainian clinics hit in deadly Russian missile strike
At least one person was killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denouncing the attack as a crime against humanity. At least 1 person was killed, 15 wounded in attack Zelenskyy …
Read More »World’s richest countries are fuelling what a human rights group calls ‘modern slavery’
The world’s 20 richest countries are fuelling forced labour and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in “modern slavery,” according to a report released by a human rights group Wednesday. Plight of those in forced labour or marriage ‘hidden in plain sight’ around the world, human …
Read More »US warns vs Chinese cyberattack
CYBER WARFARE A security surveillance camera is seen near the Microsoft office building in Beijing on July 20, 2021. State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting US critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the US and Asia during future crises, …
Read More »More Canadian privacy authorities investigating ChatGPT’s use of personal information
Four federal and provincial privacy authorities in Canada have launched an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT, after receiving a complaint about the company’s disclosure of personal information. Investigation will examine if OpenAI got ‘valid and meaningful’ information-sharing consent from Canadians. Federal and provincial privacy authorities …
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