President Marcos is named as one of TIME’s list of “100 Most Influential People of 2024,” citing his role in the post-pandemic recovery of the country’s economy and his stance against Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo by Thierry Monasse, Getty Images via …
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VP Sara crossed the line, says First Lady Liza
HAPPIER TIMES. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and First Lady Liza Marcos share a light moment during the 2nd State of the Nation Address of President Marcos last year. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos did not mince words in expressing her disappointment at Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the latter crossed …
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President Marcos troops the line with visiting New New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during arrival honors yesterday at Malacanang. Luxon will be in the country until April 20, 2024 for an official visit. Revoli Cortez President Marcos troops the line with visiting New New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon …
Read More »Solons eye Chinese presence in Cagayan
Map shows how near Cagayan province, where two new EDCA sites are located, to Taiwan. NSC, CHED called to conduct own probes Senators are seeking to investigate the reported influx of Chinese students in schools near areas covered by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, in particular in Cagayan that is …
Read More »Caritas Philippines renews calls to defend Manila Bay vs reclamation
Aerial view of reclamation projects in Manila Bay in this photo posted by Sen. JV Ejercito on his Twitter account on Feb. 16, 2023 (jvejercito/Twitter) The Catholic Church’s social advocacy arm rallied people to help defend Manila Bay from the ongoing reclamation projects. Caritas Philippines has warned of “far-reaching consequences” …
Read More »Maguindanaons join regional SIAP political party
Moro and non-Moro community leaders participated during the April 18, 2024’s activity of the Serbisyong Inklusibo Alyansang Progresibo Party in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte./Photo courtesy of Philstar.com / John Unson COTABATO CITY — More than a thousand Moro and non-Moro residents in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del …
Read More »NGCP issues yellow, red alerts for Luzon grid; Visayas grid on yellow alert
A March 15, 2020 photo of the Sta. Rita Substation as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines energizes to cater to the Samar II Electric Cooperative for power transmission in Samar./NGCP via Facebook MANILA, Philippines — For the fourth consecutive day, the Luzon and Visayas power grids are set …
Read More »SC asked to nullify Comelec’s P17.9B contract with South Korea’s Miru Systems for 2025 automated elections
Former Caloocan City 2nd District congressman Edgar R. Erice asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, April 18, to nullify the P17.9 billion contract between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Miru Systems Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the 2025 automated national and local elections. In his petition, Erice …
Read More »US senators seek $500 million aid for AFP
More than 2,000 members of Philippine and Australian defense forces and US marine corps aviation from marine rotational forces conduct military exercises as they participate in the first Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 amphibious operation at the Naval Station in San Antonio, Zambales on August 25, 2023./KJ Rosales MANILA, Philippines — Two …
Read More »Parents urged to have kids vaxxed amid pertussis outbreak
File photo MANILA – House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday urged parents to have their children properly inoculated as the cases of pertussis in the country continue to increase. Garin, a former Health Secretary, made the call after the Department of Health logged 1,477 cases of pertussis with 63 …
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