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Senado, Kamara ipina-subpoena na si Pastor Quiboloy Facebook photo shows evangelist Apollo Quiboloy waving from his Cessna Citation Sovereign jet, which landed at his compound in Davao City on March 19, 2018. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines —  Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy yesterday accused President Marcos …

n a media conference on Wednesday, Senator Risa Hontiveros issued a statement on the House of Representatives’ issuance of subpoena to Kingdom of Jesus Christ head Apollo Quiboloy./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — As Apollo Quiboloy announced he was going into hiding, the United States embassy in Manila expressed confidence yesterday …

A total of 57 members of the House of Representatives–53 of whom are from Mindanao–signed a Unified Manifesto for National Integrity and Development that rejects, in no uncertain terms, the proposal of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for an independent Mindanao.  The manifesto was signed by 53 Mindanao lawmakers, three …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped into the debate over trans rights on Wednesday, saying “biological males” should be banned from women’s sports, change rooms and bathrooms.  Conservative leader says federal jurisdiction may limit what he can do to restrict trans women’s access. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped into the debate …

Canada has signalled it’s prepared to get behind a Czech Republic initiative to ship tens of thousands of artillery shells from different countries to Ukraine on an urgent basis.  Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops pulled back from strategic city in part due to a lack of ammunition. Canada has signalled it’s …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday.  Decision on extradition weeks away as Assange …

With Ramadan just around the corner, national Muslim community groups say members of Parliament won’t be welcome in their mosques unless they call for a ceasefire in Gaza, demand restoration of funding for the UN’s Gaza aid agency and condemn what they call Israel’s “war crimes.” In letter to MPs, …

The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped.  Miner who survived collapse describes terrifying conditions at the scene. The collapse …

Marcos tells solons to set aside disputes,let Senate lead talk on economic changes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday asked both the Senate and the House of Representatives to set aside their differences, work on proposed amendments to restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, and get the job done for …

Photo shows Kingdom of Jesus Christ church founder Apollo Quiboloy. (Pastor Apollo Quiboloy / Facebook)  MANILA, Philippines — The United States is confident that controversial pastor Apollo Quiboloy will eventually face the charges filed against him in the US. In a statement on Wednesday, the United States Embassy in the …