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ATTENTION. Teachers and students during a flag ceremony at a school in Iloilo province in this undated photo. Malacañang has directed all government agencies to include the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge during weekly flag ceremonies. (PNA photo from DepEd Tayo Iloilo Province Facebook) MANILA – Malacañang’s directive requiring all government …

SIGNIFICANT. Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya delivers remarks at the opening session of the Congress of the Members of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) held at the Peace Palade in the Hague on June 12-14, 2024. The historic three-day session commemorated the PCA’s 125th …

Vice President Sara Duterte has encouraged Muslim communities to take the solemn occasion of Eid’l Adha to pray for the country’s stability, peace, and safety, especially over calamities and tragedies. Thousands of Filipino Muslims gathered to pray and celebrate Eid’l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice at the Quirino …

Dmytro lives a simple life in Winnipeg — baking bread at a supermarket or playing volleyball with fellow Ukrainians. But it’s different in Ukraine, where to many, Dmytro is just a draft dodger.  Soldier on Ukrainian front lines laments those who have fled. Dmytro lives a simple life in Winnipeg …

Composite image of Tetchie Agbayani and a scene from ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (GMA Network / Released, Tri-Star Pictures)  MANILA, Philippines — Actress Tetchie Agbayani looked back at her career, shooting and trying out for international films, including “Rambo: First Blood Part II,” which she turned down despite completing …

DOCTORS NOT IN. Unionized workers at Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea stage a demonstration on Monday (June 17, 2024), urging professors to withdraw their walkout. About 55 percent of medical professors, who are against the government’s reforms, are expected to take part in the strike. (Yonhap) SEOUL – Medical professors …

UN General Assembly president Dennis Francis (Photo by Anadolu) ISTANBUL – UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis on Sunday greeted Muslims on Eid al-Adha. “I extend my warmest greetings to the Muslim community around the world on the occasion of Eid,” Francis said on X. Stating that this special time offers a …

Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month.  Daytime measure an effort to …

SYDNEY — Chinese Premier Li Qiang mixed a dash of “panda diplomacy” with a visit to a historic vineyard on Sunday to celebrate a thaw in once-icy trade ties with Australia. The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Australia in seven years, Li’s four-day trip offers the prospect of greater trade …

As her father laid sick on on a gurney in a Niagara-area emergency room, Ann-Marie Zammit reassured him he’d recover. The medical staff at the Welland, Ont., hospital had told her despite an infection, and being in the emergency department for days, CJohn didn’t have a fever, his vitals were …