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Mayor Binay worried over Taguig’s ‘lukewarm support’ to robotics team

MANILA, Philippines — Makati Mayor Abby Binay gave financial assistance to an elementary school once within Makati’s jurisdiction but is now under Taguig, and expressed worry of the latter local government’s “seeming lukewarm support.” The team, composed of two Grade 5 and two Grade 6 students, is set to compete at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas in April from April 25 to May 3, 2024. According to Mayor Abby Binay,...

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Canada province seeks to ban public hard drug use

British Columbia wants to "urgently" restrict where drugs can be used under its decriminalisation project.

DBM to review status of 830,000 government contractuals

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has committed to conduct a study on the current state of the 830,000 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in various government agencies nationwide. This follows the move of President Marcos to extend the engagement of COS and JO employees in government for another year. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman lauded the decision as it will help in the security of...

'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'

News that the King is to resume public duties and a lack of teachers in schools lead the papers.

Shapps says now is 'not the time or place' for Tory leadership battle

In an interview with The Times, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: 'Let him get on with the job. He's doing a great job, he's doing it under difficult circumstances.

Arrogant. Inadequate. Incapable. He is not fit to be First Minister

For Humza Yousaf's premiership, it is five minutes to midnight. He has lost his governing majority. His Green allies have turned on him as he turned on them.

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

Painting by Gustav Klimt sold for $32 million after being lost for about 100 years

The "Portrait of Fräulein Lieser" by prestigious Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was estimated to sell between €30 million-€50 million.

Bulacan is 17th province declared free of bird flu

Bulacan has joined the list of provinces declared free of bird flu as tests conducted on local poultry yielded negative results for avian influenza more than 90 days since the end of cleaning and disinfection operations and surveillance activities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA said Bulacan was the 17th province to have fully recovered from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Others are Camarines Sur, Davao del Sur,...

Chernobyl: see what remains 38 years later

The tragic date of April 26, 1986 will go down as one of the worst days in human history. The Chernobyl disaster, which happened 37 years ago, was a shocking reminder of the perilous risks involved in handling nuclear power. Today, the area is an eerie ghost town of sorts. Intrigued? Just click on to see for yourself.

80 fall ill due to 'food poisoning' after wedding in Maguindanao del Sur

About 80 people fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after attending a tribal wedding in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, according to a report on "State of the Nation." According to the Integrated Health Office, the victims complained of stomach ache and vomiting and many were brought to the hospital for treatment. It is possible that the food served was spoiled due to the hot weather. One of the dishes served was beniton, which is prepared...

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) — A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. More than a month has passed since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies...

This Is How Marikina Refuses to Sink in the Face of Floods

Vulnerability has given way to vigilance.

43% of Pinoys want PH to align with US in SCS dispute —survey

At least 43% of Filipinos are in favor of the Philippines aligning with the US in the ongoing dispute in the South China Sea (SCS), results from a survey of the Oculum Research and Analytics showed. Around 3,000 Filipino adults participated in the survey conducted from Feb. 21 to Feb. 29, 2024, through face-to-face interviews. It has a sampling error margin of ± 2 and a high confidence level of 97%. According to the poll, only 3% of the...

Former sheriff's deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of Christian Glass

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls for police reform focused on crisis intervention. But...

Planning for huge warehouse did not comply with law

An internal review of the Corby project has been published after residents were not consulted on it.

Two expatriate workers killed by drone attack on Iraq's Khor Mor - report

At least two expatriate workers were killed and two other people wounded after a drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister and a senior Kurdish political source told Reuters. Production has also been suspended, both sources added. The drone attack on the Khor Mo...

P15.5 billion calamity fund ready for El Niño

MANILA, Philippines — Government agencies can still tap over P15 billion in disaster funds to mitigate the impacts of El Niño, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said yesterday. As of April 24, the DBM said the national disaster risk reduction management fund, more commonly known as the calamity fund, stood at P15.507 billion. Since the start of the year, some P4.99 billion has already been released from the total P20.5 billion...

Town meeting in chaos after Satanic temple leader gives speech

Chaos erupted at the Ottawa County board meeting in Michigan when a member of the Satanic Church delivered an invocation to start the gathering.

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

The government says a specialist team is looking into the death of the well-known influencer.

Secret leaked document confirms Russia’s hybrid war against the West

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

Orphaned calf swims from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by First Nations community.

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

Marcos urges Filipinos to embrace Lapulapu's ideals, PH heritage

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday remembered Lapulapu's bravery and encouraged Filipinos to embrace the hero's ideals and the wealth of Philippine heritage in the shift to "Bagong Pilipinas". “The challenge now for all, especially the youth, is to continue embracing his [Lapulapu] ideals and the wealth of our heritage as we realize a ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ that is built on the foundations of the liberty and freedom that he and all our other...

Michigan man caught after attempting to flee US to Hong Kong after fatal building explosion, fire: police

Noor Noel Kestou, 31, attempted to flee the U.S. after the fatal explosion at his vape and smoke business, Goo Smoke Shop/Select Distributors, on March 4.

Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.

Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing

(This April 25 story has been refiled to fix the name of Sydney suburb to Wakeley, from Wakefield, in paragraph 4) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers with terrorism-related offences in investigations following the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop while he was giving a livestreamed sermon earlier this month. The five boys, who were due in

Beijing and many of China’s major cities are slowly sinking

1,500 students in Panay provinces receive P2,500 cash aid

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,500 students from provinces in Panay received P2,000 cash aid from a government scholarship program, said Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday. READ: Romualdez vows aid for kin of seafarers killed in Houthi attack The students, all from Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Guimaras, were granted financial aid under Integrated Scholarships and Incentives Program (ISIP) for the Youth, which was held at the West...

'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'

Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city's 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitary Rapid...

Romualdez calls on broadcasters to continue fight vs misinformation

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez called on broadcasters to continue their fight against misinformation and disinformation. Romualdez made the pronouncement after a video, dismissed by the Presidential Communications Office as a “deepfake” video, of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. supposedly ordering an attack on China surfaced online. “We recognize its indispensable role in our democracy – as a reliable source of truth and a...

President Marcos OKs DepEd’s basic education plan, other measures

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Marcos, approved on Thursday three priority projects, including a medium-term basic education plan and a higher project cost for a world-class cancer center of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH). Marcos approved the proposed Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030 and the MATATAG Agenda of the...

Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on areas including curbing support for Russia. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall...

Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement. "Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13," Khalil

Mega Millions winning numbers for April 26 drawing: Did anyone win $228 million jackpot?

Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the April 26 drawing. Here are the results for the $228 million jackpot.

‘Foreign actor’ seen behind President Marcos audio deepfake

MANILA, Philippines — A “foreign actor” is likely behind the audio deepfake of President Marcos where he supposedly ordered the Armed Forces to intervene if China poses a threat to the Philippines, according to the Presidential Communications Office. PCO Assistant Secretary Patricia Kayle Martin said the Department of Information and Communications Technology suspects a foreign actor is behind the deepfake. She did not elaborate. The government...

North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country, denouncing what it called political provocation and conspiracy. Pyongyang will make stern and decisive choices to protect its sovereignty and safety in response to Washington using human rights as a tool for invasion and hostile, anti-North Korea behaviour, state media KCNA

PNP revokes Quiboloy’s firearms licenses

MANILA, Philippines — Fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy must surrender his guns, after the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday revoked his license to own and possess firearms and his firearms registration. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil approved the resolution of the Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) following a review of the police Legal Service. He also approved the revocation of the firearms license of suspect Ingrid Canada,...

Fish catch down since Balikatan – group

MANILA, Philippines — Fish catch around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal has decreased since the start of the Balikatan exercises, which may have prompted the Chinese to send more vessels to the area and continue harassing Filipino fishermen, a local fishers’ group said yesterday. “The bullying of the Chinese coast guard continues and their number increased right after the Balikatan,” New Masinloc Fishermen’s Association president Leonardo Cuaresma...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Jeanne Bellino cannot recover damages from the 76-year-old Tyler under a 2000 New York City law protecting victims of gender-motivated

Indian students have died in the US – the community wants answers

A spate of unconnected deaths of Indian students in the US has set off safety concerns within the community.

Antony Blinken says China attempting to 'interfere' with 2024 election

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has seen evidence that China is trying to 'influence' and 'interfere' in the November presidential election despite a commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to.

Marcos to Filipinos: Rise vs modern-day oppressors

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday called on Filipinos to "rise against our modern-day oppressors" and uphold patriotism as he joined the nation in commemorating the valor, bravery and boldness of Lapulapu and his men at the Battle of Mactan. In his message for the 503rd anniversary of the Victory at Mactan, Marcos said that Lapulapu's courage and love for the country only showed how "a force that is rooted in...

Sajid Javid says he would not replicate the NHS in another country

His tribute to the Australian model - in which everyone is entitled to free healthcare but the wealthy can either pay extra or take out private cover - will alarm those NHS supporters.

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BSP ready to defend weakening peso

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is ready to defend the peso as the local currency sinks to 17-month lows amid a rallying US dollar, its governor said. In a statement on Thursday, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. explained that the recent depreciation of the local unit was more of a case of strengthening dollar than peso weakness, as geopolitical risks, and shifting outlook on rate cuts in the United States trigger a...

Columbia leadership rebuked by faculty panel for police crackdown on protesters

By Julia Harte and Kia Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia University's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at the Ivy League school. President Nemat Minouche Shafik has faced an outcry from many students, faculty and outside observers for summoning New York

Our population handicap

The Philippine national hunger problem would not be as hard to manage if there were not as many as 28 million families—the family, not the individual, is the Social Weather Stations hunger unit—to regularly provide with food. Nor would the traffic problem be as difficult if there were not as many as 10 million adults in the National Capital Region. Only 50 years ago, there were less than half as many to provide for. Everyone knows that...