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China says Marcos gov’t broke ‘new’ Ayungin pact

China insisted it had reached an “internal understanding” and a “new model” to deescalate tension at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippines, but said that the Marcos administration “abandoned” it seven months later. The statement, made by the Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday, came a week after Beijing and former President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed they had a “gentleman’s agreement” to keep the “status...

Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals

KARACHI (Reuters) -Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule have launched some of Pakistan's bloodiest attacks over the last

UPCAT results for AY 2024-2025 out

The results of the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) for Academic Year (AY) 2024-2025 were released Friday. In a Facebook post, the UPCAT–UP System asked applicants to log in to the application portal, upcat2024results.up.edu.ph, according to the following time slots: 8 a.m.-10:59 a.m. — A-F 11 a.m.-1:59 p.m. — G-M 2 p.m.-4:59 p.m. — N-S 5 p.m.-7:59 p.m. — T-Z 8 p.m.-onwards — A-Z (free for all) "For applicants who...

Meet the dangerous new long-range missile Russia is firing at Ukraine

Lottery winners put to work by baby charity

"Time is something people don't have a lot to give, and we can give that," says one lottery winner.

UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israel's commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had limited and sometimes no impact, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday as he pushed for urgent, meaningful and measurable progress to avert famine. The United Nations has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza

USC tense after valedictorian speech cancelled

The university said it cut the Muslim student's speech over security concerns tied to Middle East.

Dagsa ng mga Chinese na estudyante sa Cagayan, patuloy na binabantayan

Dagsa ng mga Chinese na estudyante sa Cagayan, patuloy na binabantayan

Anthony Albanese flags huge changes to HECS debt

On Thursday Mr Albanese promised to make HECS 'simpler and fairer'. The Prime Minister admitted that the average student debt has skyrocketed in the past three years.

After their PM halts Ukraine aid, Slovaks dig deep to help

A crowdfunding campaign to buy artillery shells for Ukraine quickly exceeds its target of €1m (£850m).

DOE at PCO inilunsad ang 'You Have the Power' campaign

DOE at PCO inilunsad ang 'You Have the Power' campaign; Mga kabataan, mayroong mahalagang parte sa usapin ng pagtitipid ng enerhiya

IAEA confirms no damage made to Iran's nuclear sites in Israel's attack

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Friday there was no damage to Iran's nuclear sites in an alleged attack by Israel on Iran. The agency continues to monitor the situation very closely and calls for extreme restraint from all sides, stressing that nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts, it said in ...

Marcos among Time’s ‘100 Most Influential’

Citing his quest to “repair” his family’s image, as well as his post pandemic recovery efforts and stance against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, Time Magazine has named President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. one of the “100 Most Influential People of 2024.” He was the third Philippine leader to make it to the list, after Benigno Aquino III (2013) and Rodrigo Duterte (2017). Aquino’s mother, the late former President Cory Aquino, was honored...

Thousands set to take part in city procession

The annual celebration, Vaisakhi, celebrates the founding of the Sikh community.

Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan

By Humeyra Pamuk, Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel has attacked Iran, three people familiar with the matter said, as Iranian state media reported early on Friday that its forces had destroyed drones, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel. One source told Reuters the U.S. was not involved but was notified by Israel before the attack.

Scotland's papers: Former SNP chief charged by police

Former SNP chief Peter Murrell being charged over embezzlement of party funds dominates Scotland's papers.

Pagbisita ni New Zealand PM Luxon, inaasahang magbubukas ng karagdagang investment para sa Pilipinas

Pagbisita ni New Zealand PM Luxon, inaasahang magbubukas ng karagdagang investment para sa Pilipinas GSIS, naglaan ng P2.5B na emergency loan para sa mga naapektuhan ng pertussis at #ElNiñoPH

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 785

As the war enters its 785th day, these are the main developments.

Israeli missile hits Iran as explosions are heard

An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials tell CBS News, as blasts are heard in Isfahan province.

Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war

(Reuters) -Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed his country would respond after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. Tehran's action, its first-ever strike on Israel, had

Philippines, New Zealand eye forces deal, share concern over South China Sea

MANILA — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon agreed on Thursday to deepen defense cooperation and expressed serious concern over the South China Sea, where the Philippines and China have had maritime run-ins. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion in annual ship […]

DPWH halts P884 million Borongan seawall project

TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has suspended the construction of a seawall at a coastal village in Borongan City in Eastern Samar in the wake of opposition from its residents and mayor. Edgar Tabacon, DPWH director for Eastern Visayas region, said he already directed the contractor to stop the P884-million project that was criticized by Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda and residents of Barangay Lalawigan, a coastal...

Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus

(This April 18 story has been refiled to correct the day of arrest to Thursday, not Wednesday, in paragraph 1) By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Thursday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Israel's actions in Gaza. Columbia

Peter Dutton smiles cheesily with Australia's next Governor-General

Samantha Mostyn was announced as General David Hurley's replacement as the King's representative in Australia when his term ends on July 1.

Man in Davao Oriental arrested for beating up his own mother

A 33-year-old man was arrested in Davao Oriental for beating up his own mother, according to GMA Regional TV One Mindanao's report on "State of the Nation." A video footage shows the suspect repeatedly hitting a woman. The children can be seen crying as they tried, in vain, to stop him. According to the police, the mother and her son had a feud for a while that stemmed from an issue relative to the latter's live-in partner. The suspect was...

Can Ukraine’s new drone campaign change the battlefield?

PHL, pang-walo sa listahan ng mga bansang magandang tirhan at pagtrabahuhan ng mga expatriate ayon sa isang survey

PHL, pang-walo sa listahan ng mga bansang magandang tirhan at pagtrabahuhan ng mga expatriate ayon sa isang survey

Philippine Coast Guard to send 6 vessels to ‘Balikatan’ drills

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy six vessels, composed of four multi-role response vessels and two larger patrol vessels, when it joins this year’s “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises with American and other troops in Philippine and international waters starting next week. Rear Adm. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said on Thursday that the quasi-private agency would participate in “joint interoperability exercises” with the...

Foreign students may be subjected to intel probe —BI

Foreign nationals with student visas may be subjected to government intelligence investigation for activities that “appear to be inimical to the security of the State,” the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday. Citing Executive Order No. 285, s. 2000, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Friday said foreign students may be subjected to checks by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)....

China embassy: Issue vs Sino students reeks of ‘McCaRthyism’

The Chinese Embassy in Manila has accused Filipino politicians who are linking the influx of Chinese students in Cagayan province to the West Philippine Sea dispute of “inciting suspicion and hatred of China.” Without elaborating, it attributed the presence of the Chinese students in the country to “education exchanges and cooperation” between Manila and Beijing that had been “growing fast” in recent years. READ: Some Chinese students in Cagayan...

Cagayan colleges, universities dismiss reports on influx of Chinese students

Private higher education institutions in Cagayan have denied reports on the supposed influx of Chinese students in the province. In a joint statement, the concerned colleges and universities said there are only 486 foreign students at St. Paul University Philippines in Tuguegarao City. “Contrary to what is reported by various media agencies, the 4,600 reported enrolled number of students is not only grossly overstated but completely baseless,”...

Death in Malacañang, 1930

It is probably a professional bias, but each time I open the Inquirer online, I scroll to the grayscale page that is a reproduction of page one from the past. Yesterday, the front page story of choice from April 18, 1992 was a report on 14 penitents who were crucified in Kapitangan, Pampanga, an event which draws both the curious and devout each year on Good Friday. Then there was a story on the introduction of the “sablay” at the University of...

At the world's end, Humza will pipe up: 'It's worse in Wales'

If you're wondering what went wrong with the Hate Crime Act, just know that everyone except Humza Yousaf is to blame.

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Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say

SINGAPORE — Nearly half of China’s major cities are suffering “moderate to severe” levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, according to a study of nationwide satellite data released on Friday. The authors of the paper, published by the journal Science, found 45% of China’s urban land was […]

South Korea set to adjust medical reforms in bid to end walkout, say media reports

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government is expected to announce on Friday it is willing to adjust plans to raise medical school admissions in a bid to end a walkout by junior doctors and in the wake of the ruling party's crushing election defeat, media reports said. The country's healthcare system is under pressure due to a prolonged stalemate between the government and

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -Daniel Suidani, a prominent Solomon Islands critic of China who was former Malaita province premier, has been reelected to the provincial assembly, as counting continues on Friday in the key Pacific island nation's election. The elections are the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022 and drew the Pacific Islands nation

At UN, Iran warns Israel against further military action

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that Israel "must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our interests" as the U.N. secretary-general warned that the Middle East was in a "moment of maximum peril." Israel has said it will retaliate against Iran's April 13 missile and drone attack, which Tehran says

Marcos leads launch of DICT project for faster internet service, accessibility

MANILA Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the grand launch of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) Phase 1 Project that is expected to enhance internet speeds and accessibility in the country. The completion of Phase 1 of the NFB project "is a significant milestone toward the achievement of a Bagong Pilipinas, the administration's comprehensive strategy for economic and social transformation," the Department of Information...

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Award for Manx civilians killed in public service

Families of those killed while serving the public are encourage to apply for the Elizabeth Emblem.

Israel 'strikes Iran' as explosions rock hostile state

Israel has conducted airstrikes on a target in Iran, US officials say.

PBBM, nagbigay ng grace period sa ban sa e-trikes at e-bikes sa national roads

PBBM, nagbigay ng grace period sa ban sa e-trikes at e-bikes sa national roads

Protester committed contempt of court using a sign

Trudi Warner was arrested on March 27 last year for holding up a sign outside an entrance used by jurors at Inner London Crown Court.

US aims to begin new North Korea sanctions monitoring regime by next month

(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that she hoped to find a new way to ensure sanctions enforcement on North Korea by next month after Russia and China thwarted the renewal of monitoring activities. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Washington and its allies were looking at multiple options both inside and outside the UN to replace a panel of experts that has over the

The problem with Duterte’s ‘What I remember…’

He should have written it down on a table napkin and shoved it into his pocket or undershirt. But former president Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps awed by China’s lavish reception accorded him, did not. So he does not have a written record of the “gentleman’s agreement” between him and China’s President Xi Jinping as regards the Philippines’ decrepit BRP Sierra Madre, the military outpost in the Philippines’ territorial waters in the West Philippine...

'We were shot at with BB guns' - roadworker

Construction workers in Salisbury report rising levels of abuse.

NI campaigner returns OBE over Rwanda scheme

Dr Aidan McQuade wrote to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and returned the honour by post.

Migrant rescuers seek vindication after lengthy Italy case

After seven years of investigations, crew members from migrant rescue ships accused by Italy of helping human traffickers in the Mediterranean hope to finally clear their names Friday. They were accused of coordinating their search-and-rescue actions with human traffickers off Libya, returning dinghies and boats to them to be reused, and of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean whose lives were not in danger.

Pondo para sa modernisasyon ng sektor ng agrikulutra sa susunod na taon, planong itaas ng DA

Pondo para sa modernisasyon ng sektor ng agrikulutra sa susunod na taon, planong itaas ng DA; Mga itinitindang itlog sa pamilihan, lumiit umano dahil sa init ng panahon