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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  President Marcos on Friday said the government is taking all possible measures to ensure the safety and repatriation of Filipino seafarers aboard the MV Tutor. In a short video, President Marcos said the country’s officials are coordinating with the UK Maritime Trade Operations to secure the …

Video footage shows First Lady Liza Marcos sipping from the wine glass of Senate President Francis Escudero during the vin d’honneur at Malacañang on Wednesday. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines —  A ten-second conversation can explain the “mischievous” context behind why First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos was seen swiping a …

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III Members of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” bloc thanked former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III for being a voice of reason on the issue of the ballooning cost of the new Senate building. Assistant Majority Leaders Jay Khonghun (Zambales, 1st district), Paolo …

MEDICAL EVACUATION. Medical personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during the medical evacuation of Chinese national Zhang Donggou aboard the Chinese vessel “Shi Dailo” off the coast of Zamboanga City on June 10, 2024. The PCG said Zhang sustained a head injury after accidentally falling on the accommodation B-deck of …

(PNA file photo) MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is working on the repatriation of the remains of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a fire that razed a residential building in al-Mangaf, Kuwait early Wednesday. “Kumpiyansa ako na sa lalong madaling panahon, maybe as early as …

Dec. 31, 2024 deadline removed In a move aimed at easing administrative burdens for taxpayers, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has removed the time limit for utilizing converted official receipts (ORs) as invoices. Under the newly released BIR Revenue Regulation (RR) No. 11-2024, taxpayers are now allowed to convert any …

MV Tutor (Photo grabbed from VesselFinder.com) MANILA – A Filipino crew member of MV Tutor, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while traversing the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, is missing, the Department of Migrant Workers said Friday. In a virtual press briefing, Migrant Workers Secretary …

(UPDATES) THE Prosecutor General’s Office of Timor-Leste has placed the fugitive and former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. under house arrest, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed on Thursday. Teves will be under 24-hour security, with only family members permitted to visit him, the DoJ said. “The government will maintain close …

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s convinced some Parliamentarians are “willing participants” in foreign states’ efforts to interfere in Canadian politics after reading an unredacted version of a bombshell report from one of Canada’s intelligence oversight bodies.  Singh’s office says leader’s comments should not be taken as confirming or denying …

Barring an unprecedented collapse in support, Labour’s Keir Starmer appears poised to take over as Britain’s next PM. While he promises a government for “working people,” many of his party’s policies could have been written by Conservatives. Promising a government for ‘working people,’ Starmer has moved Labour party policy to …