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View ArticleChina says Japanese fishing boat ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters
BEIJING, China – China’s coast guard said a Japanese fishing vessel “illegally entered” China’s territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on October 15-16 and was warned to leave. “We urge the...
View ArticleIsraeli strike on Lebanese municipality building kills 16
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed its municipal headquarters in the biggest attack on an official Lebanese...
View Article3,000 Cotabato workers face layoffs amid city hall budget feud
COTABATO, Philippines – Thousands of local government contractual workers in Cotabato City are facing uncertainties as the local government struggles with a budget crisis amid political tension...
View ArticleIsraeli security cabinet told that Hamas leader Sinwar likely dead
Members of Israel’s security cabinet have been informed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the devastating Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, is very likely dead, two...
View ArticleKerwin Espinosa on crucifying De Lima: ‘Bato made me do it’
Former senator Leila de Lima has already forgiven Kerwin Espinosa. From the moment Espinosa pinned her to illegal drugs eight years ago, up to the present time when he gave additional information...
View ArticleHindi ito Marites: China loves to hate this civic group
The Atin Ito coalition of civil society groups has launched two convoys to highly contested and, ergo, risky parts of the West Philippine Sea: Ayungin Shoal in December 2023, and Scarborough Shoal in...
View ArticleCOA orders DBP officials, employees to return P175 million in excess bonuses
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) upheld earlier findings that the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) overpaid its executives and employees their performance-based bonuses...
View ArticleMarcos names Dante Ang II as new Commission on Filipinos Overseas chair
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Dante Francis “Klink” Ang II as the new chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). In a letter dated Wednesday, October 16,...
View ArticleNo fluke: Team Asia persists one-sided Reyes Cup onslaught, digs deeper Team...
MANILA, Philippines – Numbers don’t lie in sports, but perhaps, the inaugural 9-ball Reyes Cup is proving to be an unlikely example of an exception to the rule. Team Europe, comprised of three of the...
View ArticleHezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday, October 18, it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will be strengthened”...
View ArticleLanguage commissioner slams law vs mother tongue use in early education
PANGASINAN, Philippines – Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) Commissioner Melchor Orpilla has raised concern over a new law which scraps the mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction for early...
View ArticleOne Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates said in a joint statement on Thursday, October 17, that they are “completely devastated” by the news of his death. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One...
View ArticleVirginia congressional candidates debate incumbent’s AI – with a few glitches
An online debate held on Thursday, October 17, against a sitting congressman’s artificial intelligence likeness — marking a gray area in the use of the technology during elections — featured few...
View ArticleHow to plan a trip to Koh Samui, Thailand
Thailand is a famous beach destination. Its turquoise waters, white sand and powdery shores, captivating limestone formations, idyllic towns, and delicious food entice visitors to drop all their plans...
View Article[Newspoint] Preempting the ICC
Stories of indiscriminate and willful brutalities in Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs gain increasing credence as more informants come forward to testify at hearings in Congress now that he has been out...
View ArticleRESULTS: October 2024 Physicians Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Saturday, October 19, that 3,845 out of 6,600 passed the...
View ArticleTOPNOTCHERS: October 2024 Physicians Licensure Examination
The Professional Regulation Commission announced on Saturday, October 19, that 3,845 out of 6,600 passed the Physicians (Complete and Prelims) Licensure Examination this October 2024. Here is the list...
View ArticleTOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS: October 2024 Physicians Licensure Examination
The Professional Regulation Commission announced on Saturday, October 19, that 3,845 out of 6,600 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination. Here is the list of the top performing schools. Check...
View Article‘Builders, not barriers’: In Iloilo City, pols choose ‘unity’ over face-off
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Now they’re allies, now they’re not, and now they’re allies again. Two of the major political parties in this city — Team Uswag and Team Gugma-Sulong — have agreed not to...
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