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MARITIME DRILLS. Naval sailors carry a rubber boat in front of the Naval Forces Central (NAVFORCEN) headquarters in Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City, in this file photo. The six-day exercises will be conducted from June 25 to July 1, 2024, off the seawater of Mactan Island, along with five other law enforcement agencies. (PNA …

Senator Risa Hontiveros NSC asked to endorse call to PBBM The National Security Council was urged to recommend to the President the declaration of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) as a national security threat. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call on Wednesday after an executive session with various government agencies. …

Bamban Mayor Alice Guo  Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo is willing to undergo a DNA test, but only if her recognized birth mother — her family’s former helper — surfaces. Stephen David, the mayor’s legal counsel, was asked in an interview with dzBB if Guo was willing to undergo a …

President Marcos highlighted on Thursday, June 6, that his administration is working double time to complete the infrastructure projects in Davao to uplift the lives of Davaoeños amid the huge developments in the region. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. speaks at the distribution of assistance to farmers, fisherfolk, and families …

BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702)  The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will send assets to the South China Sea to support the Philippines in upholding its sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in a statement, further said the USCG will deploy its North Pacific Coast …

UNFAVORABLE base effects and lingering upside risks will continue to push inflation up in the coming months, analysts said, with the peak likely to be hit in July. Consumer price growth rose for a fourth straight month in May to 3.9 percent, from April’s 3.7 percent, due to rising housing, …

The Canadian economy added a flat 27,000 jobs in May, while unemployment inched up slightly to 6.2 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.  More people working part-time involuntarily because they can’t find full-time jobs. The Canadian economy added a flat 27,000 jobs in May, while unemployment inched up slightly to …

Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law testified on Thursday that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiraling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors’ case that President Joe Biden’s son broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms. U.S. president’s son has pleaded not guilty to charges of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed Moscow’s anger over Ukraine getting approval from some NATO allies to use Western weapons more freely — even to attack selected targets in Russia. Analysts say that doesn’t mean Russia will follow through on a threat to arm other nations in a parallel manner, …

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank has to rebuild trust with Canadian households. After the last two years of interest rate hikes and messaging missteps, that’s not going to be an easy job.  ‘We’re going to have to rebuild that trust,’ governor Tiff Macklem told CBC …