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Former senator, human rights advocate Saguisag dies at 84

(UPDATE) FORMER senator and veteran human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag has died, his family announced on Wednesday."It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Papa and Lolo," Saguisag's family said.The announcement was made through the Facebook page of Saguisag's son, Rebo."As we mourn his loss, we take solace in the enduring impact of his legacy," the statement read."Rene Saguisag was a dedicated public servant, and his...

Murder arrests after woman found dead in house

A man and a woman are held on suspicion of murder after a 90-year-old woman was found dead in Wirral.

Malacañang flags deepfake audio of Marcos ordering military attack

The Presidential Communications Office warns against an ‘audio deepfake’ that made it appear President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the military to ‘act against a particular foreign country.’ Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/malacanang-flags-deepfake-audio-marcos-ordering-military-attack-april-2024/

CSC: No need for Career Service Exam for college honor graduates

MANILA, Philippines — College graduates with Latin honors need not take the Career Service Exam if they want to have a career in public service, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Wednesday. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said honor graduates will not be required to take the exam as they can apply for the Honor Graduate Eligibility (HGE) instead. “Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude graduates no longer need to take the Career...

Wanted man found in Benidorm after global manhunt

An alleged drugs trafficker wanted by police since 2020 has been arrested at a hotel in Spain.

No live fire drills for US ground-based missile during Balikatan—AFP

MANILA, Philippines — The United States’ newest ground-based missile will not be used for live fire drills during the Balikatan war games, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday. “There will be no live-fire exercise for the [Typhon] MRC (mid-range capability) missile system,” Trinidad said in a regular AFP press briefing. Training for logistics, mobilization However, Trinidad said there will still be training on the...

Dominica strikes down laws prohibiting gay sex

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex. It’s the latest nation to repeal such laws in the socially conservative region, joining Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda. READ: Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum Monday’s ruling comes nearly five years after a man whose identity was withheld for...

Arrests after man 'slashed' in attack

An investigation is ongoing after two men were arrested.

Probe into reported doctor – pharma prescription connivance pushed

MANILA, Philippines — Senator JV Ejercito is eyeing an investigation on the possible “violation of ethical standards of medical practices” following reports that some physicians and pharmaceutical firms are conspiring in terms of prescribing medicines. Health advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Tuesday detailed the alleged practice, explaining that pharmaceutical firms are recruiting and generously rewarding doctors based on the volume of prescription....

Schools in Quezon town shift to distance learning due to extreme heat

LUCENA CITY — All face-to-face or on-site school classes in General Luna town in Quezon province are suspended beginning Wednesday, April 24, until further notice to protect the students and teachers from the hot temperature amid the extreme heat. Mayor Matt Erwin Florido, in his Executive Order No. 17 issued on Tuesday, April 23, said that in place of physical classes, all levels of education, including but not limited to primary, secondary,...

Russian Orthodox Church suspends priest who prayed at Navalny's grave

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -A Russian Orthodox priest who led a memorial service last month at the grave of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended from clerical duties and ordered to serve three years of "penance". Dmitry Safronov has prayed several times at the Moscow grave of Navalny and conducted a service there on March 26 to mark 40 days since Navalny's death in an Arctic

Cost of doing business with Iran? US warns Pakistan of sanctions risk

Iran’s Raisi visited Pakistan as the neighbours seek to mend ties after tit-for-tat military strikes this year.

Man, 56, charged with child sexual assault after nine-year-old girl 'snatched' from outside Harrods

Man, 56, charged with child sexual assault after nine-year-old girl 'snatched' from outside Harrods - The girl was reported missing from Brompton Road in Knightsbridge on Monday

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Teenager who stabbed boy banned from towns

The teenager is told he cannot enter Royal Wootton Bassett and Marlborough for three months.

Murder accused sat on boy and stabbed him - court

A teenager denies murdering Alfie Lewis, 15, who was stabbed to death in Leeds in November 2023.\

Jersey police warn islanders of new bank scam

Jersey Police said the scammer was able to transfer £12,800 out of a local resident's account.

Widower determined to clear wife’s name in Horizon conviction appeal

Widower determined to clear wife’s name in Horizon conviction appeal - An appeal date has been set for June in the case of Caren Lorimer, who pleaded guilty to one charge of embezzlement from a Post Office.

Chinese militia vessels spotted in Recto Bank —BFAR

Several Chinese militia fishing vessels were spotted in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which delivered crude oil to Filipino fishermen. According to Chino Gaston's report on "24 Oras" on Wednesday, the fishermen said Chinese militia vessels are often seen in the area but don't interfere with them. They also said they do not see them fishing in the area. Recto Bank is located...

Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves

In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.

Suspended jail terms for pair who left dog home alone

Bentley was reduced to eating rubbish after his owners went on holiday and left him alone at home.

PNP to ICC: We only recognize PH’s justice system

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday stood firm that it would only recognize the country’s justice system even as International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators reportedly contacted its former and incumbent officials implicated in ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody drug war. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo stressed that the country has a working judicial system, noting that there were police personnel...

Anger among Ukrainians in Poland as Kyiv halts passport renewals

Hundreds of Ukrainians crammed up against a closed passport office in Warsaw on Wednesday, furious over Kyiv's suspension of consular services for fighting-aged men in a bid to force them to return home and bolster troop numbers. According to Ukrainian media, hundreds of thousands of working-age men have sought refuge in EU countries since the start of the war. - '700 kilometres' - The consular service suspensions, which come as Kyiv scrambles...

Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway

BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense, residents and members of the group said Wednesday. Their withdrawal came after a contending armed Karen group, which has occupied the town and claimed responsibility for its security, provided assistance to army soldiers...

PCO: Marcos deepfake a ‘serious’ matter; foreign policy may be affected

MANILA, Philippines — The viral deepfake of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could have affected the Philippines’ foreign policy, said an official from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the PCO released a statement debunking a viral video that simulated Marcos commanding the Armed Forces of the Philippines to act against another country. “It’s a big news because it’s foreign policy that’s affected there,”...

INQToday: ICC contacted 50 past, present PNP officials on Duterte case – Trillanes

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: Trillanes: ICC contacted 50 past, present PNP officials on Duterte case The International Criminal Court (ICC) has talked to around 50 former and incumbent police officials regarding the crime against humanity complaints against former President Rodrigo Duterte, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Wednesday. Trillanes in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) claims to have received “highly...

'Exploited and coerced' boy rescued in drug gang raids

A teenager is taken to safety after a police operation targets addresses across Rochdale.

UP professors win NRCP Achievement Award

TWO professors from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) received the Achievement Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) during the Annual Scientific Conference and 91st General Membership Assembly. Dr. Cristine Villagonzalo of the UPD-CS National Institute of Physics (NIP) was lauded for her contributions to Physics, while Dr. Reynaldo Garcia of the UPD-CS National Institute of...

Russia to push Ukraine further back if Kyiv gets long range U.S. missiles, says Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand what it regards as a "buffer zone" if Kyiv takes delivery of advanced longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from the United States, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The White House last October said it had provided Kyiv with a type of ATACMS capable of hitting targets up to 165 kilometres (102 miles) away. But a

KSK equips farmers with modern techniques

JAYSON Garcia and Juanito de la Cruz from Pampanga have benefited from the training provided by the SM Foundation's Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) to farmers to increase their crop yield and income. "Before, it was a challenge to farm. What I knew was the old way of farming — just plant and wait for it to produce a yield," Garcia said in Filipino. "It was like relying on chance before, and sometimes you get good yield and you get good earnings....

Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba, diniskwalipika ng Comelec dahil sa paglabag sa Omnibus Election code noong Eleksyon 2022 | SONA

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Man arrested in alleged plot to assassinate Zelensky

Ukraine wins bipartisan US support, strikes Russia from afar

As a long-delayed aid package was passed, Ukrainian drones and missiles scored successes against Russian targets.

Three arrested after woman dies at hotel

A man and two women are arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A drug.

Lake Cartagena sa Baganga, Davao Oriental | SONA

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Plane makes emergency landing due to bird strike

A flight from Newcastle to Cape Verde diverted to Manchester due to a bird strike, TUI says.

Belmonte apologizes over rude clearing operation

QUEZON City Mayor Maria Josefina Belmonte on Wednesday apologized for the ill-mannered clearing operations conducted by the Department of Public Order and Safety inside the University of the Philippines (UP) campus. "It has come to our attention that the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) conducted road clearing operations in Pook Dagohoy, Pook Palaris, Area 1, and Area 2, Diliman and apparently destroyed and confiscated...

Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners

By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday he is committed to carrying out a transition that will allow exiled people to return to the country and political prisoners to be freed. Gonzalez was named on Friday by the Unitary Platform opposition coalition as its candidate in the July 28 presidential election after primary winner Maria

Flag flown half-mast at Senate to mourn passing of Rene Saguisag

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine flag at the Senate was flown at half-mast on Wednesday in honor of former senator and human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag. Saguisag’s death was announced by his family on Wednesday. He was 84. READ: Former Sen. Rene Saguisag dies The former senator’s term in the upper chamber was short-lived, serving only for one term beginning in 1987 until 1992. READ: Saguisag: Don’t remove, but add, another Leonen in SC He...

Man admits murdering wife with skateboard

Olobunmi Abodundee, 48, unexpectedly pleads guilty to the killing during his trial.

Two arrested after suspected chop shop found

Police are called to a lock-up in Shirley, after a stolen van is tracked there.

PH prohibits Filipino seafarers on Red Sea, Gulf of Aden routes

MANILA, Philippines — The deployment of Filipino seafarers onboard passenger and cruise ships set to sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is now prohibited. The decision was contained in the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) Order No. 2 released on Wednesday. The directive was arrived at after “recent amendments” to the International Transport Workers’ Federation and International Bargaining Forum list of “High-Risk Areas” and...

Be wary of China's 'gentle approach' – expert

A MARITIME security expert said the Philippines should be wary of China's "gentle approach" to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue, noting it is likely a cover-up for its true intentions."[China's] ambition is to dominate the West Philippine Sea, and that comes into direct conflict with the Philippine sovereign rights. Those two things can't be reconciled, so China essentially tries to wrap its ambitions in a covering of reasonableness and...

Marcos rejects increasing illegal parking fines in Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has rejected the Metro Manila Council’s proposal to increase fines for illegal parking. In a video posted on Wednesday, Marcos said that it was important to prioritize discipline. READ: Metro Manila mayors eye higher fines for illegal parking “Para patuloy ang magandang serbisyo ng ating pamahalaan ay hindi ko pinayagan ang Joint Traffic Circular No. 01 ng Metro Manila Council tungkol sa...

35 Filipino youth leaders finish fellowship program

AT least 35 youth leaders across the country completed the 2023 Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Fellowship Program, whose second cohort ran from July 2023 until April 8. The most recent program had three tracks focused on the leaders' unique profiles. Among the programs were the Aspiring Leaders for emerging youth leaders from the YouthLed-supported regional coalitions, the Governance Champions for youth leaders within government, and...

Italy says to sign deal to rebuild Ukraine's Odesa and its cathedral

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will sign an agreement with Ukraine and the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO to rebuild the city of Odesa and its cathedral which was badly damaged by a Russian attack, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday. Ukraine said the Orthodox cathedral was damaged when it was hit during a Russian missile attack on the country's southern port city in July last year.

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible'

Any such agreement is 'not on the table' because the Government 'would not agree to any kind of deal that would require quotas in return', a No10 spokeswoman said.

Man takes fatal plunge into Ilocos Sur waterfall

A man died after jumping into the Kagutungan Falls in Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur, according to a 24 Oras report on Wednesday. Authorities said the 43-year-old victim climbed a balete tree before diving from a height of about 25 feet into the water below. After landing into the water, witnesses said the victim managed to surface but immediately sank. The victim's nose was bleeding as he was taken out of the water. Rescuers said that there is a...

Rayner calls Sunak a 'pint-sized loser' in Dowden face-off

Deputy Labour leader labelled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a 'pint-sized loser' in a heated exchange with her opposite number Oliver Dowden as she accuses him of 'stabbing Boris Johnson in the back'.

One may be fined for refusal to accept a Philippine identification card

Dear PAO, I only have a Philippine Identification Card (PhilID) as a valid government-issued ID card. I was asked for another ID when I presented this, as the PhilID does not bear my signature. Is PhilID not sufficient? Glenda Dear Glenda, Please be informed of the following pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11055, otherwise known as the Philippine Identification System Act, to wit: "SEC. 12. Authentication. – For purposes of...