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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on May 20, 2024. (STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero has categorically denied that the investigation on the so-called Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) leaks, linking President Marcos to illegal drug use, triggered the ouster of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri …

(PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the preventive suspension of a judge and a court official implicated in a bribery scandal last week. In a resolution, the SC En Banc initiated administrative proceedings against Judge Alberto Cansino and Officer-in-Charge/Acting Branch Clerk (OIC-BCC) of …

The Department of Finance (DOF) has projected that the average yearly income of Filipinos is on track to almost double in the next six years to around P378,000, propelled by the expanding middle class. Currently, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto revealed that the average income per person in the Philippines …

This photo shows a picture of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas./Photo from BusinessWorld  MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that its Monetary Board (MB) has not affected its operations amid reported “ghost employees,” which allegedly involved two members of MB. In a press release on Tuesday, the …

DEADLY ATTACKS. A relative of Palestinians, killed in Israeli attacks on Rafah, mourn as the bodies are brought to Tel Al-Sultan health centre in Rafah, Gaza on Monday (May 27, 2024). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Israel’s deadly airstrike on a camp being used by displaced people in the southern …

Families who survived a deadly Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in southern Gaza described a horrific scene of scorched tents and burning bodies on Sunday. ‘No matter where we go, we will die here,’ Palestinian woman says. International outcry after Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah An Israeli airstrike …

Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. Military has set up checkpoints and is helping move residents to evacuation …

The first 16 of the air force’s new F-35 fighters will be paid for out of the current federal budget, even though Canada isn’t expected to take delivery of the warplanes until 2026. Defence Minister Bill Blair pointed to the investment on Monday while defending the Liberal government’s military spending …

A Quebec judge is authorizing a class action from shareholders against Bombardier Inc. over claims that the plane maker presented a false picture of its financial situation in 2018, a turbulent year that saw its share price tank. Shareholders say former Bombardier execs didn’t make timely disclosures. A Quebec judge …

The federal Competition Bureau says it’s going to look the domestic air travel industry in Canada, and it’s looking for input from Canadians as it prepares for a study of that market over the coming months. Having only 2 major airlines and flight prices are key concerns for federal agency. …