Screengrab from Philippine Coast Guard shows a Philippine vessel being water cannoned by the China Coast Guard on April 30, 2024./Screengrab from Philippine Coast Guard MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has recognized the captain and 38 crewmembers of BRP Bagacay who successfully carried out their humanitarian mission …
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and Bureau of Plants and Industry Director Glenn Panganiban grace the Pagsibol 2024: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit held at One Ayala in Makati City. — Jay Morales ***** Credit belongs to: www.manilastandard.net
Read More »DOH reports 77 heat-related illness cases, 7 deaths nationwide
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, May 4, reported a total of 77 heat-related illness cases from Jan. 1 to April 29. Photo from DOH It noted that of these cases, seven were reported deaths. DOH Event-based Surveillance and Response System identified a demographic vulnerability, with 67 cases affecting …
Read More »‘Atin Ito’ coalition to push through with Panatag mission
The 100-boat civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will proceed on May 15 despite China’s recent water cannon attacks in Scarborough Shoal, its organizer, Atin Ito Coalition, said. In a statement sent to reporters on Friday, Atin Ito co-convenor and Akbayan Party president Rafaela David said the group …
Read More »Marcos calls journalists ‘crucial’ in fight vs misinformation
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos answers questions from members of the media during a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) that was attended by members of the Philippine military and foreign diplomats, at a hotel in Manila on April 15, 2024. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on …
Read More »Pimentel: PCG should have water cannons too
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships should be equipped with water cannons so that they can also blast water at Chinese vessels the next time the latter use this tactic to harass Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea. The senator made the suggestion after …
Read More »Under threat of military incursion, Palestinians in Rafah face feces-infested waters, illness: WHO official
Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza Strip’s already fragile health-care system if Israel follows through on invading the city. ‘From a public health point of view, it’s a really disastrous situation,’ says Nyka Alexander. Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza …
Read More »At long last, the Hogue inquiry lays the foundation for a real debate about foreign interference
The most grave allegation levelled during the foreign interference saga was that the Liberal government willfully turned a blind eye to Chinese state meddling. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s initial report seems to at least cast significant doubt on that claim. ‘The evidence I have heard to date does not demonstrate bad …
Read More »Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India
Photo Credit: NBC News VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Three …
Read More »Hope Hicks, once a top Trump aide, tells court Access Hollywood tape rattled the campaign
Hope Hicks testified Thursday there was a clear consensus the tape of Trump’s comments on the Access Hollywood TV show would create a crisis when it was released to the public in 2016. Hicks is the 1st person who worked directly for Trump to testify in hush-money trial. Hope Hicks, …
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