Courtesy: Patrick Roque/Wikipedia The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday acknowledged the possibility of future destructive earthquakes, but denied the gloom and doom scenarios painted by some YouTube channels on the country’s subduction zones, particularly the Manila Trench. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said movements along the trench …
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Irene Khan (L), United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, gestures during a press conference in Manila on Feb. 2, 2024. (Ted Aljibe / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — Key human rights reforms that died in the 19th Congress are now back on the table as lawmakers …
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Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross distribute cash aid and food items to displaced residents of Datu Salibo in Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend. (John Unson) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — More than a thousand displaced villagers in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur have received food items …
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DULY ELECTED. Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (holding paper) beats the deadline for the filing of certificate of candidacy at the Commission on Elections – National Capital Region office in San Juan City on Oct. 8, 2024. The Commission on Elections en banc on Monday (June 30, 2025) ruled …
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Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso holds a press conference at the city hall as he formally assumes office on June 30, 2025. He immediately confronts the garbage problem, declaring the city under a state of health emergency and mobilizing resources to address the crisis. (Photo by Norman Cruz) Manila …
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Alice Guo at the House Quad Committee hearing. (Courtesy: House of Representatives) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed the recent ruling by the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) that identified Alice Guo as “undoubtedly Chinese,” bolstering the deportation case initiated against her and supporting the government’s efforts to protect national …
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(Department of Migrant Workers’ Facebook) Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is seeking in the 20th Congress the exemption of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as far as the payment of premium contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is concerned. For this …
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Vice President Sara Duterte on June 25, 2025 (The Philippine STAR / Ryan Baldemor) Lacson may vote to convict, if MANILA, Philippines — Incoming Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday warned fellow members of the Senate impeachment court against filing a motion to dismiss the case against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying …
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Halfway through his six-year term, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s economic agenda is viewed as a bright spot by the country’s most influential business groups, which cite his strong leadership in driving economic growth and keeping inflation at bay. Marcos, son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr., assumed the …
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DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo courtesy of the DND) MANILA – National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday has expressed openness to the possibility of a US ammunition production and storage facility being established at the former American base in Subic Bay, Zambales. While he has not yet received …
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