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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  To reinforce the principles of his governance agenda, President Marcos has issued a directive mandating the recital of the ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ hymn and pledge during weekly flag ceremonies across all government offices and educational institutions. The move aims to foster a sense of unity and patriotism …

Passengers are now expected to cut their traveling time between Quezon City and Parañaque from an hour and a half to just 25 minutes with the addition of five new stations to the LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension. This is just the first of the remaining stations in the Cavite …

Senator Robinhood Padilla  Senator Robinhood Padilla claimed on Sunday that the alleged anomalous transfer of billions of pesos in Covid-19 funds to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), which former President Rodrigo Duterte authorized, was lawful and necessary. Padilla referenced Section 4 of the Bayanihan …

Rizal Park, Manila (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to join the government in celebrating the 126th Independence Day as he highlighted a series of activities to mark the commemoration on June 10 to 12. In a video message posted on social …

This undated handout photograph received from Philippines’ Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on March 14, 2024 shows a police officer (front, center) talking to foreign nationals after a raid in a 10-hectare (25-acre) complex of buildings in Bamban town of Tarlac province, north of Manila. Hundreds of people forced to …

Roads in La Castellana, Negros Occidental are rendered impassable on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 as rains spawned widespread lahar flow in the aftermath of the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. (Photos courtesy of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park/via Tara Yap)  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, June 7, …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on government agencies to take part in and support the 2024 National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summit of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT, in partnership with the private sector, will …

Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, saying such actions threaten global security, undermine stability and underscore the need to invest “for our security and freedom.” Defense Minister Pål Jonson spoke Thursday night in a diplomatic reception in …

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore docked with the International Space Station after dealing with helium leaks and missing the 12:15 p.m. ET docking opportunity.  Spacecraft launched with a known helium leak on Wednesday. Boeing’s new Starliner capsule and its inaugural two-member NASA crew safely docked with the International Space …

The landmark criminal conviction of Donald Trump hasn’t just divided U.S. voters, or the partisan political pundits. There are real disagreements in law faculties about this case. These were the reactions when CBC News reached out to two-dozen criminal-law professors in New York State. Here’s what happens when you ask …