Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa attend the funeral mass of Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Jan. 15, 2024. (Facebook / Bong Go) MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ human rights committee has opted not …
Read More »Foreign investment pledges slump in first quarter
The country’s economic environment failed to lure more foreign investments in the first quarter of this year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported Thursday, May 16, that the total approved foreign investments from January to March fell by 63.6 percent to P148.43 billion from P408.22 …
Read More »Hontiveros renews call for passage of Dissolution of Marriage Act
(PNA graphic art by Meyo de Jesus) MANILA – Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday asked her colleagues to support Senate Bill 147, or the Dissolution of Marriage Act, after the House of Representatives passed the Divorce Bill on second reading. In a statement, Hontiveros said it is high …
Read More »China warns PH for allowing civilian ship mission to West PH Sea
Photo: Wikipedia China warned the Philippines that it will bear the consequences for allowing the flotilla of civilian ships to sail over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal purportedly to assert the country’s territorial sovereignty over it. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, stressed that any abuse to China’s …
Read More »Bam Aquino new KANP chairman
FORMER senator Bam Aquino has taken over as chairman of the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP), a political party founded in 2020 as a platform for youth empowerment in the national government. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, a member of the party, announced Aquino’s new role in a statement. “With …
Read More »Decades after Nakba, Palestinians say current war like catastrophe ‘all over again’
Palestinians on Wednesday commemorated the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” drawing similarities between the mass wartime displacement of 1948 with the “misery” hundreds of thousands of families in Gaza have experienced during latest conflict with Israel. The Nakba of 2024 is ‘a trillion Nakbas,’ says Ahmed Musleh, 44. …
Read More »Police eject pro-Palestinian protesters from University of California, Irvine
Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks, witnesses said. University officials asked for help because protesters had occupied a lecture hall. Police …
Read More »As Putin meets with Xi, China is forced to consider how far it will go to help a friend
While China and Russia have close economic ties and a shared desire to challenge the West, the relationship is being put to the test as the U.S. dials up the pressure on countries that are helping Russia get around sanctions. Vladimir Putin will be accompanied by a large entourage on …
Read More »Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel
A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity. Commons picked …
Read More »Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire
Thousands of Fort McMurray residents headed south to safety as a large out-of-control wildfire inched closer to their community, but many are worried they won’t have a home to return to. Evacuees directed to Cold Lake, Edmonton for accommodation. Thousands of Fort McMurray residents headed south to safety as a …
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