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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government unveiled details of its plan to cut $500 million from government spending Thursday — and not all departments are going to be feeling the same impacts. While some agencies like the Canadian Space Agency and the Invest in Canada Hub will see more than one …

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte attends the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 24, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has dropped her request for P650 million-worth of confidential funds in the proposed …

File photos of former President Rodrigo Duterte from PNGAA, Wikimedia Commons, Philstar.com. (Graphics by Philstar.com / Anjilica Andaya) MANILA, Philippines — Different social media accounts, including known pro-Duterte internet personalities, have been amplifying survey findings that position former president Rodrigo Duterte as the top senatorial candidate in the 2025 polls. …

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda attends the 21st anniversary celebration of The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) with the theme “A Drug-Free Life for Every Juan” at the PDEA national headquarters in Quezon City on July 03, 2023. (STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National …

ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro taunted Vice President Sara Duterte Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9 after the latter declared in a statement that she “will no longer pursue” confidential funds. In a separate statement, Castro …

For many years now, Israelis have been told that the biggest threat to the survival of the Jewish state is the Islamic Republic of Iran’s quest to obtain nuclear weapons. But another long-term trend could be eroding the foundations of Israel’s security: a generational decline in western voters’ support and …

The federal government is set to miss its 2030 target to cut carbon emissions by at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, according to the latest audit from the commissioner of the environment’s office.  ‘We found that the measures most critical for reducing emissions had not been …

A wall with Canada? The idea came up during a Republican presidential debate, from a candidate insisting his party’s border policies aren’t tough enough.  ‘Build both walls,’ Vivek Ramaswamy says, citing fentanyl trafficking. A wall with Canada? The idea came up during a Republican presidential debate, from a candidate insisting …

A bowl of rice (Pixabay / mikuratv)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the research and development arm of the Department of Agriculture, said that the country wastes P7.2 billion worth of rice yearly. In a Palace briefing, PhilRice Deputy Executive Director Karen Barroga said that an …

Still, some global leaders kept harping about an immediate ceasefire as if they were wearing blinders that made them see the conflict only from the perspective of the princes of deception and Hamas and its cohorts. While the world seeks a lasting solution to the war against Hamas, the United …