President Marcos said that the Philippine government has committed to strengthening its business ties with Brunei Darussalam and fostering economic growth within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook) Marcos said this as he attended a business forum on the sidelines of his …
Read More »Analysts forecast 5.9% GDP in Q2
The domestic economy is expected to grow by 5.9 percent in the second quarter this year, higher than the 5.7 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter, enough momentum to achieve a full-year six percent growth, according to analysts from Metrobank subsidiary First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) …
Read More »DOH assures ample funds for emerging Covid variants, updated vaccines
(File photo) MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday assured lawmakers that there are ample funds to prepare for the emerging Covid-19 variants, including the procurement of updated vaccine doses to protect vulnerable Filipinos. DOH Undersecretary Achilles Gerard Bravo made the assurance during the oversight hearing of the House …
Read More »Comelec wants ban on AI, deepfake campaign materials in 2025 polls
Commission on Elections chairperson George Garcia oversees the voters’ registration of students during the Comelec special satellite registration for youth sector as part of the 2024 Voter Education and Registration Fair inside the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) in Intramuros, Manila on March 21, 2024. The fair aims to …
Read More »Suspect in fatal EDSA road rage shooting nabbed
NABBED. Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (in polo barong) presents road rage suspect Gerrard Raymond Yu (wearing a black hoodie) to the media in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday (May 29, 2024). Yu is the suspect in a shooting incident that killed 65-year-old family driver Aniceto Mateo along the southbound …
Read More »Rainy season starts in Philippines after ‘cruel summer’
A pedestrian uses his bag to shield himself from the sudden downpour in Quezon City on May 25, 2024. (STAR / Miguel De Guzman) MANILA, Philippines — After a scorching dry season, state weather bureau PAGASA on Wednesday declared the start of the rainy season in the Philippines. In a …
Read More »Pope Francis apologizes over use of gay slur, Vatican says
Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the 2SLGBTQ+ community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologizes to anyone offended by it, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Incident alleged to have happened May 20 in private meeting with bishops. Pope apologizes for …
Read More »Israeli troops push forward in Rafah, denying that more shelling killed 21 people
Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation for the rising civilian death toll. Ground offensive in southern Gaza city stirs global condemnation as civilian death …
Read More »House Speaker Greg Fergus survives attempted ouster with support of Liberals, NDP
Greg Fergus will stay on as Speaker of the House after surviving a push by the Conservatives to remove him from the role. Conservatives pushed a motion to oust Fergus after partisan language appeared in an ad for a riding event. Greg Fergus will stay on as Speaker of the …
Read More »Intelligence watchdog calls out panel for failing to sound alarm on election interference
One of the core policies the Liberals introduced to protect Canada’s elections has been criticized again for failing to alert Canadians to foreign interference it observed in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. NSIRA report says panel of five was ‘not adequately designed.’ One of the core policies the Liberals …
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