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Illegal migrant numbers to fall for Rwanda plan to be value for money

Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs that a one-third reduction in small boat crossings would be needed given the cost of the deportation scheme, which will reach £290million by next year.

Gang forged papers so people from Pakistan could illegally enter UK

Ringleader Mahmood Hussain, 56, a respected member of the community in Burnley, Lancashire, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment for assisting unlawful immigration.

Alvarez’s withdrawal of support remark uncalled for: Sen. Estrada

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said Davao Del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’ call for the “withdrawal of support” to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is uncalled for. Alvarez, in a rally in Davao del Norte on Sunday, encouraged the “withdrawal of support” to the chief executive, saying doing so would be tantamount to supporting “the provision in the Constitution protecting the people and the state.”...

Sesyon ng mga mambabatas, nauwi sa suntukan | BT

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Lost kingdom of the Kalaga-Putuan Crescent

For over 13 centuries, a sophisticated maritime kingdom flourished in the southeastern Philippine archipelago. Centered in Butuan (Caraga region), this kingdom, the “Kalaga-Putuan Crescent” (KPC), formed a vital maritime trade triangle with the Srivijaya in Palembang (now Indonesia) and Vijaya in Champa (now Vietnam). This remarkable history is revealed by Baldomero M. Olivera et al. (2024) in their study, “Reconstructing Philippine history...

Gutierrez says no evidence she’s unqualified as GSIS board member

MANILA, Philippines — Former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez refuted the allegations against her on Monday, saying that the anonymous tip questioning her qualifications as a member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) board “is tainted with vindictiveness and bad faith.” According to Gutierrez, since she started pointing out irregularities and anomalies in the GSIS’s operations, several attempts have already been made to remove her...

Can Ukraine’s drones make up for the weapons and ammo it’s not getting?

Pangulong Marcos – "If any Filipino servicemen is killed by an attack from any foreign power, it is time to invoke the MDT" | UB

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Right now, the violence is too loud to ignore.

Still grappling with the senseless murders of six people at Bondi Junction Westfield on the weekend, Sydney is making international headlines again. There's been another very public, very violent stabbing. This time, at a church in the city's south-west. A 15-year-old is in custody and four people are injured, with police investigating the attack as terrorism. Hundreds rioted on the streets outside ... Continued

Internet, pangunahing pinagkukunan ng balita ngayon ng mga Pilipino ayon sa isang survey

Internet, pangunahing pinagkukunan ng balita ngayon ng mga Pilipino ayon sa isang survey

Marcos says visiting forces deal with Japan ‘very close’ to completion

MANILA, Philippines — The visiting forces deal between the Philippines and Japan is expected to be completed “very soon,” according to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Marcos also noted that he also tackled the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the trilateral summit between the Philippines, Japan and the United States held in Washington. “I think we’re very close to completion on that,” Marcos...

MMDA assesses extent of damage before plugging Pasay sinkhole

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it is assessing if the “sinkhole” that formed in the middle of Sales Road near the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City has affected “the integrity” of Skyway’s foundation. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, MMDA Chairperson Romando Artes said investigations are still ongoing to determine the source of water before the “sinkhole” gets plugged and cemented. MMDA on...

How Israel's air-defense system protected it from Iran's drone strike

Over 170 Iranian drones and 150 missiles were deflected by Israeli defenses. Israeli tech, like its 'Iron Dome,' worked defense with US, French and UK support

Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act

By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days. At least four people were wounded in the attack, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ

Padilla on WPS conflict: Why don’t we use water cannons too?

MANILA, Philippines—Don’t we have water cannons to retaliate against China? Senator Robin Padilla raised this question on Monday when asked about the latest incident in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) involving Philippine and Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels. The CCG reportedly monitored and tailed the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority vessel BRP Hydrographer Ventura and its Philippine Coast Guard escort BRP Gabriela Silang en...

Cavitex operator wants peaceful settlement of dispute with PRA

MANILA, Philippines — The private operator of Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) wants to resolve “through peaceful and lawful means” the dispute with its joint-venture partner, a unit of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) unit that filed a case before the Court of Appeals (CA) to take over the toll road operations. “We firmly believe that open communication and collaborative problem-solving are the most effective means of resolving...

Senate urged: Investigate quarrying, mining impact

MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking to investigate the environmental and social impact of mining and quarrying activities in the country has been filed in the Senate. In particular, Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ proposed Senate Resolution No. 989 asks the appropriate committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into recent incidents linked to mining and quarrying operations that adversely affected communities and ecosystems. “The...

Man stabbed dead in GenSan brawl

A man was stabbed dead in a brawl in General Santos City, according to a GMA Regional TV One Mindanao report on "Saksi." The victim was stabbed in the chest and neck. The police said the victim ran when he saw the scuffle that involved his friends. When the persons involved in the brawl ran away, the victim suddenly fell down. He was already stabbed. The initial investigation by the police showed that the fighting was between rival parking boys...

Cameroon museum honors oldest sub-Saharan kingdom

FOUMBAN, CAMEROON — To enter the Museum of the Bamoun Kings in western Cameroon, you have to pass under the fangs of a gigantic two-headed snake—the highlight of an imposing coat of arms of one of the oldest kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa. Thousands of Cameroonians gathered in the royal palace square in Foumban on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Museum of the Bamoun Kings. Sultan King Mouhammad Nabil Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya welcomed...

Magna Carta of Seafarers pushed amid maritime threats

MANILA, Philippines — Two House lawmakers called for the urgent enactment of the sidelined Magna Carta of Seafarers bill to give mariners greater protection from piracy and other threats at sea, following Iran’s seizure on Sunday of a Portuguese cargo ship with four Filipinos on board in a Middle Eastern waterway. Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo, chair of the House committee on overseas workers affairs, and OFW Rep. Marissa Magsino emphasized the...

Marcos says not his duty to apologize for martial law atrocities

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday said it is not his duty to be involved when asked to apologize to the victims of martial law under his father. “I don’t think it’s a duty for a president to be involved, that is a personal matter for the Marcos family,” Marcos said during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines forum held in Manila Hotel when asked if he’s going to issue an apology on...

Singapore says Lawrence Wong will take over as prime minister on May 15

Wong, currently deputy prime minister, will replace Lee Hsien Loong who has led the city-state since 2004.

Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Netanyahu on Monday summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours to weigh a response to Iran's weekend missile and

PISTON, MANIBELA hold 2nd day of transport strike vs. PUV modernization

Two transport groups continued with their second day of strike on Tuesday to protest the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program of the government. Members of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) and Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon or MANIBELA remained at Welcome Rotonda at the boundary of Quezon City and Manila on Tuesday morning after their vigil on Monday...

Sinkhole along Sales Road traced to water leak; probe underway

MANILA, Philippines — The sinkhole spotted along Sales Road near the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Sunday, was likely formed due to a water leak, according to the Maynilad Water Services Inc (Maynilad). Maynilad Corporate Communications head Jennifer Rufo told INQUIRER.net on Monday that the pool of water in the sinkhole was discovered to have leaked from a pipe along the road. “The sinkhole was likely formed because the soil got drenched...

Administrasyon, inaalam na ang detalye sa umano'y secret agreement ni Ex-Pres. Duterte sa China;

Administrasyon, inaalam na ang detalye sa umano'y secret agreement ni Ex-Pres. Duterte sa China; PBBM, tiniyak na hindi apektado ang bansa sa secret agreement

‘It was hell’: 10 years after South Korea ferry disaster

Ansan — The ferry sank live on television as the children on board sent desperate text messages to their parents — 10 years after South Korea’s worst-ever maritime disaster, families are still reckoning with the horror. Jung Sung-wook’s teenage son was one of 304 people who died when the overloaded Sewol ferry capsized off South Korea’s southern coast on April 16, 2014. Almost all the victims were schoolchildren who obeyed orders to stay in...

Britain needs its own Iron Dome after Iran's attacks on Israel

There is rising concern that although the UK has a strong air defence strategy, the country lacks land-based systems to defend London or its nuclear plants.

Many excuses from ex-Duterte execs on ‘gentleman’s agreement’, says Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday slammed the contradictory stance of former officials of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte on the supposed gentlemen’s agreement it made with China when it comes to the West Philippine Sea. “I’ve talked, I’ve tried to get in touch with former officials of the previous administration who could possibly have been involved in these discussions and I have to tell you I haven’t gotten a...

This is not a successful transport strike–DOTr

MANILA, Philippines — Government officials have downplayed the first of the two-day strike by two transport groups on Monday, saying that no part of the country, particularly Metro Manila, was paralyzed by their protest. But officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) also conceded that the government and the two most vocal critics of the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) have already reached a deadlock, two weeks...

After 'biggest' drug haul, Marcos tells syndicates: Aabutan namin kayo

In the wake of what has been described as possibly one of biggest drug busts in the country's history, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday warned members of drug syndicates that his administration would prosecute them with the full force of the law. "Bahala kayo sa ginagawa ninyo basta't tuloy-tuloy lang kami. Aabutan din namin kayo. Maliit lang ang Pilipinas," Marcos said in an ambush interview after inspecting the inventory of...

Iran able to 'handle situation' and spare Middle East more tension, China's foreign minister says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said it believed Iran could "handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil" while safeguarding its sovereignty and dignity, referring to an attack on Iran's embassy in Syria and its retaliatory strike over the weekend. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian via a phone call on Monday that China appreciated

Pimentel to Alvarez: Leave the military out of politics

MANILA, Philippines: Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel 3rd appealed to Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to insulate the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from politics after he called on the military to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The senator, in a statement on Tuesday, said the country's leadership "should not be determined or left to be determined by the armed forces or any armed group." "Let us insulate our armed forces from...

Plebiscite to create 8 towns in BARMM successful—Comelec

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Voters in 63 former villages of Cotabato province that now make up the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ratified on Saturday the creation of eight new SGA towns in a quiet and peaceful electoral process that stood in sharp contrast with the bloody and violent village elections last year. According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), voters’...

Romualdez, House colleagues say summit with US, Japan a big win for PH

MANILA, Philippines — The recently-concluded trilateral summit between the Philippines, United States, and Japan is a big win secured by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr for the country, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and other lawmakers said. In a statement, Romualdez said that the clear-cut collaboration between the three countries on economic progress, increasing defense capabilities, and maritime...

PBBM ukol sa kaniyang relasyon sa Pamilya Duterte: "It's complicated" | BT

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Woman charged with murder of baby 26 years ago

A woman is charged with the murder of a baby whose body was discovered in a wood.

PH Coast Guard: CCG didn’t block PH vessels conducting research in WPS

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) did not block and was just tailing the Philippine research vessel BRP H Ventura and the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) BRP Gabriela Silang en route to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) last Sunday. PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela made the clarification during a press conference on Monday after American maritime expert Ray Powell wrote in his X account that CCG intercepted the...

Rishi Sunak is not serious about eaving the ECHR, Braverman claims

Keeping Rishi Sunak as Tory leader could scupper the chance to leave the European Convention on Human Rights for 'a generation', Suella Braverman will warn today.

Marcos trusts US will keep its commitment to PH despite possible leadership change

President Marcos believes that the United States will abide by its commitment to the Philippines despite the possibility of a change in its leadership in November. Marcos said this after US President Joseph Biden assured him of the USA's "ironclad" commitment to the Philippines' defense amid tensions in the South China Sea. READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/15/marcos-trusts-us-will-keep-its-commitment-to-ph-despite-possible-leadership-change

Marcos: A ‘Good Machiavelli’?

Niccolò Machiavelli, arguably the greatest (and most controversial) late-Renaissance thinker, counseled: “One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” Since their surreptitious return to the Philippines following a few years of luxurious exile in Hawaii, the Marcoses pulled off one of the most successful “counter-revolutions” in contemporary history. Well before TikTok and social media transformed our politics,...

Russia just hit another terrible milestone in the war

Marcos optimistic ‘ironclad’ US-PH defense pact is beyond politics

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed optimism that the “ironclad” commitment of the United States to its defense treaty with the Philippines will remain constant and is “beyond politics.” Marcos made the remark when asked if he is concerned that, former US President Donald Trump, should he get reelected, would not offer the same “ironclad commitment” to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between Manila and...

The RAF needs more fighter jets, Rishi Sunak is warned

Only days after starting sorties over the Black Sea, a quartet of RAF Typhoons were rushed to defend Israel against attack by Iran.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 782

As the war enters its 782nd day, these are the main developments.

ICTSI assumes control of Iloilo port

MANILA, Philippines – International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is set to take over and develop the Iloilo port under a 25-year concession agreement with the government after receiving the green light from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Monday. The Razon-led port operator, in a statement on Monday, said the PPA had issued a notice to proceed for the P10.53-billion port project, now called Visayas Container Terminal (VCT),...

Why Mexico will elect a female president despite being a patriarchal country

Malaya Lolas slam gov’t ‘failure’ to meet UN ruling

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The financial aid given by the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to survivors of wartime sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army is “not in compliance” with the decision of the United Nations to help them, the women’s group Kaisa-Ka said. Lawyer Virginia Lacsa Suarez, chair of Kaisa-Ka, pointed this out in a forum held before the launch of the exhibit “Behind the Battle of the Malaya...

US, China officials discuss Middle East, Taiwan, South China Sea

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia discussed Middle East developments, the South China Sea and Taiwan issues with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, the State Department said on Monday, the latest effort by the two countries to stabilize rocky ties. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink met with Executive […]

Anthony Albanese offers 'Bollard Man' hero Australian citizenship

A Frenchman who confronted the Bondi Junction attacker will be allowed to stay Australia, with Anthony Albanese promising to grant him citizenship after his heroic act.