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MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Government Reorganization on Saturday proposed to abolish state-run gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) and privatize its self-operated casinos. The proposal of Bukidnon 2nd District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores seeks to create a Philippine Amusement and Gaming Commission (PAGCOM), which …

Survivors of the March 6, 2024 attack on MV True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden (Photo courtesy of Djibouti Ports Authority X account) MANILA – The 21 Filipino seafarers aboard the Houthi-hit MV Tutor are scheduled to arrive in the Port of Manama, Bahrain Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Bahrain time (10:30 …

Jaime Santiago, who gained renown in the 1990s as a sharpshooter of the Manila Police District SWAT team before serving as an RTC judge, is sworn in (lower photo) as new director of the National Bureau of Investigation by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin at Malacañang yesterday. Looking on are Santiago’s …

KEY INFRA. Speaker Martin Romualdez asks Filipino engineers to help the administration in building more vital infrastructures that would help uplift the lives of Filipinos during the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Midyear Convention, International Engineering Expo and Technical Conference at the SMX Convention Center Friday morning in Pasay …

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy  Three Davao police officials and 12 other cops have been relieved to give way to an investigation into the allegations of overkill when arrest warrants were served in raids on the properties of fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Colonel Jean Fajardo said yesterday. …

COLLABORATION. House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Senate President Francis Escudero pledge to enhance connectivity and deepen cooperation between both Houses of Congress in passing pro-people measures. Ver Noveno Escudero, Romualdez hold 1st meet on LEDAC agenda President Marcos called on Congress to prioritize the passage of inclusive and …

Militant groups conduct a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati yesterday, denouncing Beijing’s order to detain ‘trespassers’ in the South China Sea beginning this weekend./Ryan Baldemor  MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can count on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) …

(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 …

When Prince William was in France for the D-Day commemorations, it was one of his highest-profile appearances yet on the world stage, and one that sent signals both for William personally and the House of Windsor more broadly. Prince of Wales taking on higher-profile events as monarchy is in period …

The former Air Canada manager wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged role in the largest gold heist in Canadian history is preparing to turn himself in, according to his lawyer.  Simran Preet Panesar wanted in connection with multi-million dollar airport robbery. The former Air Canada manager wanted on …