EL NINO’S IMPACT. This aerial photo shows remnants of the centuries-old town of Pantabangan that reemerged after a dam’s water level dropped amid a drought that has affected many parts of the country. AFP Pantabangan—A centuries-old settlement submerged by the construction of a dam in the northern Philippines in the …
Read More »PISTON announces transport strike from April 29 to May 1
A jeepeney driver raises a clinched fist during a rally to coincide with their transport strike in Caloocan City, suburban Manila on March 6, 2023. Operators of traditional public jeepneys are holding a weeklong strike in various cities across the Philippines from March 6 to 12, 2023 to protest against …
Read More »Comelec hopeful to register at least 3M voters by Sept. 30
(PNA photo by Robinson Niñal Jr.) MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hopeful to at least meet its projected number of voter applicants for the 2025 midterm elections. Comelec chair George Garcia said Saturday that they are 700,000 away from their targeted three million voters. The deadline for registration …
Read More »PH, France to begin VFA talks in May
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 …
Read More »‘No law violated in cops coordinating with ICC’
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 …
Read More »Senate panel to investigate cause of power outages
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 …
Read More »Hottest day (again) in Metro at 38.2 Celsius
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 …
Read More »LGUs join efforts to uphold PH sovereignty over West Philippine Sea
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 …
Read More »PBBM vows to bring more investments for Cebu infra projects
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 …
Read More »Americans are spending $61B on Ukraine’s war effort. What will it get them?
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 …
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