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FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte topped the list of prospective 2025 senatorial candidates in a survey conducted by Publicus Asia. In its second quarter Pahayag survey, Duterte got 51 percent among respondents, a slight dip from the 55 percent he received in the first quarter survey. Former President Rodrigo Duterte. PRESIDENTIAL …

The Philippines may run out of nurses in three to five years if nothing is done about their leaving for better-paying jobs abroad, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Tuesday. To address this problem, Herbosa proposes granting temporary licenses to board-eligible nursing graduates and have them work as nurses in government …

The inoculation of bivalent Covid-19 booster shots officially commenced at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday, June 21. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa receives his bivalent booster shot administered by Dr. Gerardo Manzo. Over 2,500 healthcare workers also received their jabs after the ceremony. …

As the Liberal team recovers from a bruising few weeks in Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to reshuffle his cabinet over the summer, sources tell Radio-Canada.  Several Liberal sources say the embattled public safety minister could be dropped. As the Liberal team recovers from a bruising few weeks …

Search teams detected underwater sounds while scanning the North Atlantic for a tourist submersible that vanished with five people aboard during a deep-sea voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, the U.S. Coast Guard said early on Wednesday.  Search operations diverted to area but still no sign of missing …

Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper chain, on Tuesday sued Google, accusing the social media company of violating federal antitrust law by trying to monopolize the market for online advertising.  Newspaper publisher seeking financial restitution from online colossus. Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper chain, on Tuesday sued Google, accusing …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he remains confident his government will eventually support a connected loop of Atlantic and Quebec electricity, allowing the Maritimes to end its reliance on coal. But the promise was quickly criticized by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who said Ottawa hasn’t put enough money …

Canada is sending an additional $40 million in aid to Sudan, as the country sinks deeper into crisis. But Doctors without Borders says getting that aid out on the ground is proving to be challenging.  Some Sudanese Canadians say they haven’t been able to reach their family for a month. …

“A brave soul has been summoned back to God’s army on a day that we Filipinos associate with bravery.” That was the poignant tribute written by a son in honor of a beloved father. Former Senator Rodolfo G. Biazon died in the morning of June 12, according to his son …

Had he been immortal, Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero, would have turned 162 yesterday, 19 June 2023. But Rizal need not be god-like as envisaged by the cult-like organization that has appropriated his name. As the Austrian ethnographer, Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, so famously said: Rizal was the “greatest man …