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FIRE DRILL. US Army soldiers prepare artillery ammunition during a live-fire exercise under the Salaknib 2024 exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City in Nueva Ecija. Salaknib is an annual Philippine Army-led, U.S. Army Pacific-sponsored bilateral exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Philippine Army capacity and interoperability. Danny Pata  The …

Building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands./Wikimedia Commons  MANILA, Philippines — No law was violated when police officers communicated with representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating the drug war launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV maintained yesterday. Trillanes said ICC …

The Senate Energy Committee will start on May 6 its investigation into the alarming unstable power supply that is causing massive brownouts in several parts of the country.  Committee chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo cited the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids by the …

Red and orange hues paint the skies of Parañaque during sunset as seen from The Philippine STAR Office in San Dionisio today, April 26, 2024, marking the last Friday of the month. (Jesse Bustos / The Philippine STAR)  MANILA, Philippines — Temperatures reached a scorching 38.2 degrees Celsius in Metro …

Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City on April 27, 2024 (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA – Thirty-four local government units (LGUs) have expressed support in upholding Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s …

President Marcos on Saturday, April 27, promised to bring in more investments and funding for infrastructure projects in Cebu to solidify its’ and Lapu-Lapu City’s status as the leading driver of economic growth and prosperity in the country. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) He …

Washington’s aid package will certainly help against Russia’s invasion, which has lasted over two years. But it also raises questions about the plan, if any, for a final Ukrainian victory. U.S. aid package will stabilize the front lines, says analyst, but then what? When U.S President Joe Biden signed into …

New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Court orders new trial for Weinstein, who has been …

Players beyond the borders of Sudan — from its African neighbours to the Gulf States and beyond — are influencing the course of the conflict for their own purposes and increasing the chances of it metastasizing, analysts say. U.A.E., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran among countries seen to be taking sides. …

The RCMP’s federal wing is at a “critical juncture” and its ability to police key national security files — such as foreign interference, terrorism and financial crime — is on the line, says a recent report from the RCMP’s independent advisory board. Federal policing is ‘stretched thin’ and it’s putting …