The Canadian House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights conducted a hearing on the human rights crisis in the Philippines on Tuesday, May 4, 7:30 – 8:30 P.M. EST. The hearing was conducted amidst growing calls to the Canadian government to end its policy of quiet diplomacy in the …

Louie Sangalang pushed Team Valor colleague Eugene Chung to the forefront in both the physical and boardroom challenges in Episode 7 of The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, and his other teammates took notice. Sangalang, a trained mixed martial artist and former champion, baffled the field as he pushed Chung in …

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Thursday stressed the need for “reasonable and humane disciplinary measures” for quarantine violators after President Rodrigo Duterte issued an order for their arrest. The Departments of Justice and of the Interior and Local Government are still crafting guidelines on the president’s …

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Thursday announced that it will continue to accept early enrollees for the next school year until the end of the month. Around 4.3 million have already registered for School Year 2021 to 2022 but Undersecretary Jesus Mateo said DepEd wants to give …

BAYANIHAN PROJECT. Jojo Gallego, president of the MV Gallego Foundation Colleges (MVGFC) in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, says everybody has to play a role under the concept of “bayanihan” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The MVGFC launched its Bayanihan Project, which involved the distribution of food packs to several villages, persons …

(Courtesy of Sputnik V website) MANILA – Russia has authorized a single-dose vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) called Sputnik Light, a potential way to increase the global vaccine supply as several countries face massive outbreaks. “The Sputnik Light vaccine significantly reduces the possibility of severe cases leading to …

Google map of Dumaguete City DUMAGUETE CITY – An environmental advocacy group here is asking barangay officials to speed up the establishment of recycling hubs called materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in answer to the city’s growing problem on trash disposal. In an interview on Thursday, Gary Rosales, president of the …

BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested 313 suspects in its illegal drug campaign from September 2020 until May 5 this year, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) reported Thursday. Brig. Gen. Romeo M. Caramat Jr., PRO-13 director, said during the period, their units confiscated 605.6 grams of suspected shabu and …

UNDECLARED. Photo shows undeclared 20,000 capsules of ivermectin and other regulated drugs intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on May 4, 2021. The Bureau of Customs on Thursday (May 6) said the shipment from New Delhi, India was declared as “food supplements, multivitamins and multi-mineral …

FILIPINO MENTALITY: It is difficult to get money from Filipinos in North America for campaigns – They are used to getting paid to vote or getting free food and other favours, not to give their own money. However it is the other way around in North America. You volunteer and …