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 …
Read More »PH asks US, Japan Coast Guard to deploy vessels to SCS
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 …
Read More »Inflation expected to peak in July
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, …
Read More »Canada’s economy added a flat 27,000 jobs in May while unemployment ticked up to 6.2%
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 …
Read More »Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law testifies she threw gun into trash out of fear of his spiralling addiction
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 …
Read More »Putin’s threat to put long-range weapons closer to West leaves unanswered questions
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, …
Read More »Cutting interest rates was easy. But the Bank of Canada still has a credibility problem
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 …
Read More »UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about increasing violence in Myanmar
UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday (June 6, 2024) expresses concerns about the rising conflict in Myanmar, stressing that those responsible for the human rights violations must be held accountable. He called for unified international response, noting the regional implications of the violence in Myanmar. (Photo by …
Read More »CBSA workers poised to begin job action today. Here’s how it may impact you and the borders
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers are in a legal strike position and their union has set a deadline of this afternoon before job action could start. Here are answers to questions about how this could impact you at Canada-U.S. borders. The union has set a deadline of 4 p.m. …
Read More »SpaceX launches, lands 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket
Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This time it’s SpaceX’s massive Starship, which is meant to shuttle astronauts to the moon in 2026. Main goals are to land 1st stage in Gulf of Mexico and …
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