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Putin's allies hail 'decisive victory': As West decries election win as undemocratic, autocratic friends in China, Iran, North Korea and Saudi Arabia - but also democratic India and NATO member Turkey - heap praise on Russian president

Leading the accolades, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said Russian voters showed their 'unshakeable support and trust' in Putin, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).


Lebel ng tubig sa Angat Dam, patuloy na bumababa

Lebel ng tubig sa Angat Dam, patuloy na bumababa; NWRB, hinihikayat ang publiko na magtipid ng tubig


Ukraine 'hacktivists' fighting Russia on digital front

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Artem knew that he would not "sit idly by". He said he was employed by Ukraine's SBU security service before Russia invaded.


Hontiveros finds Comelec’s ‘procurement issues’ disturbing

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday evening questioned the “disturbing” contractual award entered into by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2025 national and local elections. In a privilege speech, Hontiveros pointed out that what Comelec recently awarded was a contract for the lease – not the purchase – of vote counting machines for the 2025 polls. She said with a whopping P18.827 billion approved budget, this...


Marcos, Blinken to meet anew, to discuss further strengthening of PH-US alliance

MANILA, Philippines: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, as Washington and Manila intend to review regional and global developments that affect the two countries' economy and security. Blinken, who arrived in Manila late Monday after a stop in South Korea, will talk about the progress in bilateral ties between the Philippines and the US, and the shared commitment to further...


ICC hiring Filipino, Cebuano translators

Translators of major Philippine languages are being sought to be hired by the International Criminal Court (ICC). A move that lawyers of drug war victims believed could be a sign that its investigation of extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration is progressing toward the next stage. Applicants sought by the Hague-based ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor should be fluent in Filipino, Tagalog and Cebuano and they will serve as...


Singapore opposition leader charged for lying to parliament

Pritam Singh, who pleaded not guilty, faces a jail term of up to three years or a maximum fine of S$7,000.


Progressive groups condemn US Sec. of State Blinken's visit to PH

Progressive organizations hold a protest in Mendiola, Manila on Tuesday, March 19, to condemn the meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as they are expected to tackle the expansion of US military presence and intervention in the country. (MB Video by Arnold Quizol) Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin Visit our website at http://mb.com.phFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletinInstagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletinTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin #ManilaBulletinOnline#ManilaBulletin#LatestNews


Tenants call for end to anti-social behaviour

People living in a Brighton tower block are "stepping over people doing drugs", the council hears.


Sen. Tulfo, ikinalungkot ang ilang istrukturang nakatayo sa protected area ng Mt. Apo

Sen. Tulfo, ikinalungkot ang ilang istrukturang nakatayo sa protected area ng Mt. Apo


Biden, Japan’s Kishida and Philippines’ Marcos to hold April summit at White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for a summit in Washington on April 11 to discuss economic relations and the Indo-Pacific, the White House said on Monday. The leaders “will discuss trilateral cooperation to promote inclusive economic growth and emerging technologies, advance clean energy […]


'My abuser died waiting for trial'

An abuse survivor fears victims may not report crimes due to record court backlogs.


Ukraine almost killed Russia's most important military figure in 2022


PH’s damaged gun culture

The Philippine National Police’s recent announcement, effective this month, that civilians can now be licensed to own semi-automatic rifles is a deeply troubling development. It has been met with widespread condemnation from politicians, media, business groups, and the general public. The outpouring of opposition suggests the chief PNP should immediately reconsider the expanded implementing rules and regulations (IRR). This change represents a...


Voters registration, dinala ng Comelec sa ating mga kababayang Lumad sa Bukidnon;

Voters registration, dinala ng Comelec sa ating mga kababayang Lumad sa Bukidnon; Mga liblib na lugar sa bansa, aabutin ng ahensiya


Filipinos warned against 'love scams'

MANILA, Philippines: Sen. Mark Villar warned Filipinos against "love scams" amid complaints from some individuals who lost money under this scheme being run by alleged cyber criminals. The senator made the warning as he defended on Monday Senate Bill 2560 or the proposed Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (Afasa). He said once enacted into law, Afasa will serve as the primary legislation in addressing the proliferation of online scammers....


Alleged thief in Cebu City returns broken washing machine to owner

A man who reportedly stole a washing machine returned it to the owner after he found out the equipment is not working anymore. The 21-year-old man in Cebu City, who was identified by the Inayawan Police as a repeat offender, carried back the broken appliance to its owner, saying he has not obtained something from it. Police Major Jiceree Basitao of the Inayawan Police Station said that the owner of the washing machine saw the suspect returning...


Farmers concerned after sheep shot dead in field

A couple say rural crime in Shropshire is "out of control" after their lambs are killed.


Vladimir Putin's unstoppable rise to power

On March 17, 2024, Vladimir Putin extended his seemingly unending reign over Russia for another six years. The 71-year-old achieved a landslide victory in the presidential election, winning a record-breaking 88% of the vote. As with his previous victories, the election was criticized as neither "free nor fair" by countries like the US and Germany given the imprisonment of Putin's political opponents, and the culture of fear he cultivates in Russia. His Ukrainian opponent, President Volodymyr Zelensky, called the election illegitimate in a damning statement. "These days, the Russian dictator is simulating another election. It is clear to everyone in the world that this figure, as it has already often happened in the course of history, is simply sick for power and is doing everything to rule forever." President Putin has ruled over Russia for almost a quarter of a century, and has been widely condemned for his invasion of Ukraine. But who is this man from Leningrad who grew up to become one of the most powerful men in recent history? Click through and find out more about Vladimir Putin's life and career.


Ex-Moro rebels in Basilan now proud homeowners

HADJI MOHAMMAD AJUL, BASILAN—“Peace is having a home that you can call your own,” Hadja Habiba Asmawil, 61, a mother of three, said in Yakan. For most of her life, she lived in a tiny makeshift home, where her whole family used to sleep, eat, rest and cook. But in December last year, a green and white bungalow within an 80-square-meter area in the town’s Camp Abu Muthana in Sitio Marang-Marang, Barangay Tuburan Poblacion of this once troubled...


Speedy OK of bill on small naval bases pushed

Amid continuing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the recent sighting of Chinese research vessels near Benham Rise, Sen. Francis Tolentino wants the passage of the bill establishing the locations of the Philippine Navy’s “forward operating bases” (FOBs) fast-tracked. Tolentino, chair of the Senate special committee on Philippine maritime and admiralty zones, presided over the first public hearing on Monday on Senate Bill No. 654, or...


Ilang mananaya na ilang beses umanong nanalo sa Lotto, ibinunyag sa pagdinig sa Senado | BT

Itinanggi ng PCSO na may tumama sa Lotto nang 20 beses sa isang buwan. Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:30 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali. #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe


Council must pay £150 for woman's 144-day wait

A woman says her lengthy wait brought on "frustration and uncertainty".


San Miguel drops PAREx project

MANILA, Philippines — Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has dropped its plan to build the P81.53-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREx) amid concerns raised by civil society about its likely harmful impact on the environment. Ramon Ang, SMC chief, said on Monday in Manila they were no longer pursuing the toll road project after hearing out public opinion. “We are very sensitive [to] the opinion of the public. If the public think that it is not...


North Korea's Kim oversees firing drills with 'super-large' rocket launchers, state media says

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The drills came a day after South Korea and Japan reported North Korea's launch of several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, its first such missile test


PCSO Lotto Draw Results, March 18, 2024 | Grand Lotto 6/55, Mega Lotto 6/45, 4D, 3D, 2D Lotto

Here are the winning lotto combinations of the lotto draw results for the 9 p.m. draw on Monday, March 18. Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin Visit our website at http://mb.com.phFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletinInstagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletinTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin #ManilaBulletinOnline#ManilaBulletin#LatestNews


Paghahanda ng Comelec para sa 2025 national elections, binubusisi na rin sa Senado;

Paghahanda ng Comelec para sa 2025 national elections, binubusisi na rin sa Senado; Miru Systems, dumipensa


Senate ratifies bicam report on PNP reorganization

MANILA, Philippines: The 24-member Senate ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Disagreeing Provisions of Senate Bill (SB) 2449 and House Bill (HB) 8327 which seeks to provide organizational reforms to the Philippine National Police (PNP). This developed on Monday after the conferees from the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to use the Senate version as the working draft of the measure. Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela...


Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war -TASS

TBILISI (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia may face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku on returning some strategic Azerbaijani territories that Armenia has controlled since the early 1990s. Pashinyan was speaking during a Monday meeting with residents of border areas in northern Armenia's Tavush region, close to a string of deserted


1 injured in Quezon City fire

One person was injured in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Damayang Lagi, Quezon City Tuesday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region raised Task Force Alpha at 11:38 a.m., an hour after the blaze started past 10 a.m. The injured person sustained a laceration on his left foot. As of posting time, 25 firetrucks have responded to contain the fire The BFP-NCR declared the fire under control at 12;22 p.m.—AOL,...


Illegal structures also found in Davao’s Mt. Apo, reveals Senator Tulfo

MANILA, Philippines — No different from the saddening fate of Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Senator Raffy Tulfo said business establishments have also been built within the protected areas of Mt. Apo in Davao City. In a privilege speech delivered Monday, Tulfo said he received numerous tips and reports of other tourist sites and protected areas that are not properly guarded by the Philippine government. This came not long after Captain’s Peak Resort...


Biden to host Marcos, Fumio in first trilateral summit

MANILA, Philippines: US President Joe Biden will host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on April 11 at the White House for the first trilateral US-Japan-Philippines leaders' summit. They are expected to advance a trilateral partnership built on deep historical ties of friendship, robust and growing economic relations, a proud and resolute commitment to shared democratic values, and a shared vision for a...


Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says

(Reuters) - The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "a numerically superior" Russian forces, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said late on Monday. "The development of the use of unmanned systems is my priority," Syrskyi said on Telegram after meeting his deputy, Vadym Sukharevskyi. "We are looking for asymmetric solutions to gain a


Marcos pledges aid for kin of 4 slain soldiers

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned on Monday the ambush on government troopers in Datu Hoffer town in Maguindanao on Sunday, which killed four Army soldiers. In a statement, the President said he had directed agencies to render assistance and other benefits to the slain soldiers’ families. “Under my administration, we remain resolute in our pledge to ensure that justice is swiftly served for our fallen heroes,” he said. Media reports...


63 Filipinos in troubled Haiti seek repatriation

At least 63 of the 115 Filipinos in Haiti have asked the Philippine government to bring them home due to widespread gang violence. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said they were looking to charter a flight for the Filipinos concerned. “No flights are coming out of Haiti and land travel to the capital Port-au-Prince is also discouraged,” the three agencies said in...


PNP reform bill advances

MANILA, Philippines — On Monday evening, the Senate ratified the bicameral committee report regarding the differing sections of Senate Bill No. 2449 and House Bill No. 8327, which outline proposed organizational changes within the Philippine National Police (PNP). Former PNP chief Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, sponsor of the measure, said the conferees from both chambers of Congress agreed to use the Senate version as the working draft of the...


Failed modernization

Over 26 years ago, Congress passed Republic Act No. 8435, known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act or Afma. One would expect that two and a half decades later, we should be seeing palpable improvement and modernization in our farm and fisheries sector. But a recent assessment by the country’s foremost think tank, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, asserts that our agriculture and fisheries (AF) sector remains far...


Philippines foreign minister says challenge is how to sustain, elevate US-Philippines alliance

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign minister said on Tuesday the challenge ahead was how to sustain and further elevate relations between his country and long-term ally, the United States. Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo thanked visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a joint press conference for his country's support with regard to recent incidents in the South China Sea.


Poor Ukrainian defenses around Avdiivka allowed Russia to advance


Suspect still at large two years on from wildfire

A blaze on the side of a fell near Windermere prompted a huge response from emergency services.


Concern as countryside crime doubles in north west

The latest PSNI figures show a sharp increase in reported agricultural crime in the Derry and Strabane district last year.


4, sugatan sa sunog sa Brgy. 186; ilang alagang hayop, nasawi | BT

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DA exec named officer in charge of NFA pending rice row probe

An official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will temporarily head the National Food Authority (NFA) after the Ombudsman suspended the agency’s administrator, Roderico Bioco, together with 140 other officials and employees pending its investigation of the alleged anomalous sale of the government’s rice buffer stocks. The NFA Council unanimously appointed DA Director Larry Lacson as officer in charge (OIC) administrator “to make sure the...


Pinsala ng El Niño sa sektor ng agrikultura, pumalo na sa P1.75-B ;

Pinsala ng El Niño sa sektor ng agrikultura, pumalo na sa P1.75-B ; Tulong na naibigay ng pamahalaan sa mga magsasaka, umabot na sa P379-M


MPs throw out Lords changes to Rwanda Bill as Sunak seeks to get deportation flights off ground in weeks

MPs throw out Lords changes to Rwanda Bill as Sunak seeks to get deportation flights off ground in weeks - But a bill to allow the flights is yet to clear Parliament


Senator Tulfo questions ‘investments’ in PCSO’s lotto winnings

A lotto outlet owner in Manila had “invested” P90 million in bet money to hit the P640-million jackpot in the Super Lotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) two months ago, according to Sen. Raffy Tulfo. Presiding over Monday’s hearing by the Senate subcommittee on games and amusement, Tulfo also claimed there were at least four “multiple winners” who pocketed millions of pesos in prize money for guessing the right...


Rice gets cheaper in Mamasapano for Ramadan

MAMASAPANO, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR—In this town infamous for the 2015 bloody encounter that killed 44 policemen and 23 others, something positive is happening: Rice farmers are selling the staple at a lower price to Muslims observing the fasting month of Ramadan. Lawyer Suharto Ambolodto, a member of the parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, said the “Ramadan rice,” a 7-tonner variety, was being sold at P45 per kilo or at P1,125 for...


Blinken to underline 'ironclad' support for Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines on Tuesday, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea turn more hostile, the U.S. State Department said. Blinken, the latest high-level official to visit the U.S. treaty ally, met his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo Tuesday, before planned meetings with...


Nilagdaang ‘No Permit, No Exam’ Prohibition Act, makaaapekto sa maliliit at pribadong paaralan

Nilagdaang ‘No Permit, No Exam’ Prohibition Act, makaaapekto sa maliliit at pribadong paaralan; GASTPE ACT, tinitignang solusyon para sa maliliit at pribadong paaralan