Forty-seven Filipino World War II veterans were conferred the US Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony held in Muntinlupa City. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon hosted the awarding ceremony at the Museo ng Muntinlupa. “Ito ang pinakamataas na civilian honor mula sa U.S. Congress. So aside from...
Police arrested a total of 473 people for illegal fishing and illegal logging as authorities intensified the campaign in implementing environmental laws in Western Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño, director of the Police Regional Office 6, said the operations conducted in July also led...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has secured a very first conviction of a locally initiated money laundering case relating to illegal drugs activities in Central Visayas. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 3, PDEA said that Marie-Den Sarol Barbecho was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt...
Private-sector economists are divided over the trajectory of Philippine inflation in July, though they broadly agree that lingering climate risks, geopolitical tensions, and a weaker peso will compel the central bank to keep interest rates elevated. Forecasts for July headline consumer prices span...
Vice President Sara Duterte argued that the prevalence of gun violence in the Philippines makes it difficult to conclude that all alleged victims cited in the International Criminal Court 's (ICC) case against former President Rodrigo Duterte were killed as part of the government 's...
The war in the Middle East could push as many as 86,000 more people living in Philippine urban areas into poverty as higher fuel, food, as well as transport costs strain household budgets, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). In its...
South Korean actor Jeon Seung-jae, who spent the last two years in a coma after collapsing while filming a television drama, has died. He was 46. South Korean media reported that Jeon died on Wednesday, July 29, after never regaining consciousness following a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered in...
Bloodless but productive is how the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs should be, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday, July 30, after the government reported around P122 billion confiscated illegal drugs since July 2022. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said...
Malacañang dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte 's accusation that President Marcos helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection with her father 's case, calling it "useless, baseless, and nonsense." In a Palace briefing on Thursday, July 30, Palace Press Officer and...
CAIRO (AP) — Jordan’s air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country 's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” in response to an earlier Iranian missile...
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military said early Thursday it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias...
Arguing that its implementation does not constitute crimes against humanity as alleged by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Vice President Sara Duterte strongly defended former President Rodrigo Duterte 's anti-illegal drugs campaign. “How can the implementation of a government policy...
