MEDICAL EVACUATION. Medical personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during the medical evacuation of Chinese national Zhang Donggou aboard the Chinese vessel “Shi Dailo” off the coast of Zamboanga City on June 10, 2024. The PCG said Zhang sustained a head injury after accidentally falling on the accommodation B-deck of …
Read More »BIR allows full utilization of converted official receipts
Dec. 31, 2024 deadline removed In a move aimed at easing administrative burdens for taxpayers, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has removed the time limit for utilizing converted official receipts (ORs) as invoices. Under the newly released BIR Revenue Regulation (RR) No. 11-2024, taxpayers are now allowed to convert any …
Read More »Filipino crew of MV Tutor attacked by Houthi rebels still missing
MV Tutor (Photo grabbed from VesselFinder.com) MANILA – A Filipino crew member of MV Tutor, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while traversing the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, is missing, the Department of Migrant Workers said Friday. In a virtual press briefing, Migrant Workers Secretary …
Read More »Timor-Leste court orders house arrest for Teves
(UPDATES) THE Prosecutor General’s Office of Timor-Leste has placed the fugitive and former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. under house arrest, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed on Thursday. Teves will be under 24-hour security, with only family members permitted to visit him, the DoJ said. “The government will maintain close …
Read More »After reading unredacted intelligence report, NDP leader says MPs ‘knowingly provided’ help to foreign powers
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s convinced some Parliamentarians are “willing participants” in foreign states’ efforts to interfere in Canadian politics after reading an unredacted version of a bombshell report from one of Canada’s intelligence oversight bodies. Singh’s office says leader’s comments should not be taken as confirming or denying …
Read More »Britain appears poised to elect a ‘political robot’ as next PM. What to expect from Keir Starmer
Barring an unprecedented collapse in support, Labour’s Keir Starmer appears poised to take over as Britain’s next PM. While he promises a government for “working people,” many of his party’s policies could have been written by Conservatives. Promising a government for ‘working people,’ Starmer has moved Labour party policy to …
Read More »Canadian bank CEOs defend investments in oil and gas
The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard questions from MPs on Thursday over their climate commitments and plans to help spur transition to renewable energy. ‘We are not getting off fossil-based fuels immediately,’ RBC CEO tells committee. The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard …
Read More »U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on spying charges
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, where he was detained, authorities said Thursday. Wall Street Journal reporter accused of gathering secrets about Russian arms factory. U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, …
Read More »Water restoration delayed after work-site injuries forced pause of main break fix
Fully restoring Calgary’s water service will take longer than expected, but exactly how long is still undetermined. Work to fix a feeder main break that triggered citywide water restrictions last week can now resume after two workers were injured at the site. At around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, a contractor was …
Read More »China urges EU to reconsider EV tariffs
Photo Credit: electrive.com BEIJING — Beijing hopes the European Union will reconsider tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and stop going further in the “wrong direction” to shield its auto industry from competition, according to official state news agency Xinhua. China said it would take measures to safeguard its interests …
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