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Biden Border Patrol officials probed for connections to tequila heir

President Joe Biden 's top Border Patrol officials attended booze-filled parties in the U.S. and Mexico on behalf of a tequila tycoon and international trade broker.


Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant, wounds eight people in West Bank

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -A Palestinian militant was killed and eight other people wounded on Friday in an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and Israeli military said. The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group named the killed man as member Islam Khamayseh. The Palestinian health ministry


DA regains control of crop insurance agency

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has regained control of state-run Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), boosting its capacity to assist farmers and fisherfolk in case of natural calamities and diseases. President Marcos signed Executive Order No. 60, which transferred the supervision and control of PCIC back to the DA nearly three years after becoming an attached agency of the Department of Finance (DOF). “The PCIC is...


Woman dies after getting shot while buying cigarettes in Cebu City

A woman in Cebu City was shot on her nape while on her way to buy a cigarette. According to a James Agustin’s report in "Saksi" on Friday, the 47-year-old victim was still able to report to the investigators about the incident after being rushed to the hospital. But she died after more than eight hours after she was shot. The police said that the victim knows the suspect. They are looking into personal vengeance as a possible motive behind the...


Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in shift away from Beijing

WASHINGTON — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary. That has translated to the world’s biggest maker of computer chips — which power everything from medical equipment to cellphones — announcing bigger investments in the U.S. last month after a boost from the Biden...


Key points from Zelensky's interview to AFP

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to AFP Friday about the main challenges facing his country: a new Russian assault, Western aid, a lack of soldiers, an upcoming peace summit and an Olympic truce. - No Olympic truce - "I said: Emmanuel, we can't believe it.


Mega Millions winning numbers for May 17 drawing: Jackpot rises to $393 million

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Philippine to buy 5 Japan-made coast guard ships

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to acquire five new patrol boats from Japan for P23.85 billion. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes for the official development assistance (ODA) loan yesterday for the Third Phase of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project (MSCIP). “This occasion signifies not only the deepening of...


Marcos: Better transport, infra mean more tourists

Boasting that “there is no place in the Philippines that is not beautiful,” President Marcos on Friday said he was eyeing a tenfold increase in the number of “balikbayan” tourists visiting the country. At the inauguration of a tourist rest area on the pristine beach at Barangay Saud in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, the President said the government would continue improving travel, transportation and tourist infrastructure to turn the country into...


Mayor Guo suspension recommended to Ombudsman

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the issuance of a preventive suspension order against Bamban Mayor Alice Guo after the seven-man task force created to investigate her alleged links to the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in her town found "serious illegal acts which may have severe legal implications." "The DILG does not have the power...


Aklan power rate hike seen to hurt Boracay

An impending increase in electricity rates by the power distribution utility in Aklan province is expected to hurt both households and businesses that are already reeling from rotating power outages and a drop in the number of tourist arrivals. The Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) announced plans to raise its rates by P5 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the province, including Boracay Island, in May, just a month after the power cooperative...


MMDA advisory: Some Metro Manila roads to undergo reblocking, repairs

MANILA, Philippines — Some roads in Metro Manila will be closed from Friday evening until next week due to reblocking and repair works, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. The works will be carried out by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the following areas starting at 11 p.m. on May 17 to 5 a.m. on May 20: Caloocan City Regalado Avenue (northbound), going to North Caloocan Regalado Avenue (northbound), Outer...


Nearly 30,000 older Britons died waiting for social care in one year

Analysis of NHS data showed that 28,665 people over the age of 65 died in 2022/23 while languishing on waiting lists for social care, a new study from charity Age UK has revealed.


Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against the prime minister's wife. In such circumstances, a typical visiting head of state may strive to mend fences with diplomacy. Not Milei. The brash economist has no...


Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine to intensify

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned Kyiv only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line. "I won't say it's a great success (for Russia) but we have to be sober and understand that they are going deeper into our territory," he said, speaking from Kyiv in his first interview with foreign media since...


House bill creating Manila Bay Council passed on third reading

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives passed on third reading a bill creating an agency to supervise the conservation of waters and fishery resources in Manila Bay. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said House Bill 10158, which was passed before the plenary on Wednesday, seeks to establish the Manila Bay Aquatic Resources Management Council that would "manage, control, and supervise all plans, programs, and initiatives to conserve...


Zubiri to ask telcos: Boost signal in Pag-asa

PAG-ASA ISLAND, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is planning to talk to telecommunications companies to help boost their networks’ signal here. Zubiri was here on Thursday to lead a simple groundbreaking ceremony for the planned construction of a Philippine Navy barracks and a super rural health unit. As their group’s plane was approaching Pag-asa Island, some of them received a notification message on their mobile phone,...


NYPD arrest suspect in assault on Steve Buscemi

Buscemi was punched in an apparent random attack last week in Manhattan's Lower East Side.


DOH finds 3,410 new HIV cases in 1st quarter

The Philippines posted 3,410 newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in the first quarter of the year, with 82 reported deaths, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. The DOH said data from the HIV and AIDS and antiretroviral therapy Registry of the Philippines showed that the newly diagnosed cases suggested patients aged from less than one year old to 66 years old with a median of 28. Eight out of 10 of them are males who have sex with males....


Increase in rabies deaths moves E. Samar to declare state of calamity

TACLOBAN CITY—The provincial government of Eastern Samar has placed the province under a state of calamity in a bid to contain the number of deaths caused by rabies, a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected animals, usually dogs and mainly through bites. Gov. Ben Evardone said the declaration approved by the provincial board was prompted by the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office on May 6. From...


Comelec urges 'delisted voters' to register for reactivation

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair George Garcia urged those who were delisted from the poll body's list of voters to take advantage of the ongoing registration so they could participate in the next elections. "Meron po tayong ongoing registration, meron tayong tinatawag na "reactivation"... Ang ibig sabihin ng reactivation kahit sila ay natanggal, hindi ibig sabihin hindi na sila botante. Botante pa din sila, andiyan ang record pero ang...


The Slovak assassination attempt photo that nearly got away

(Reuters) - It's every amateur photographer's nightmare: you spy a once-in-a-lifetime picture, and you forget to change your camera settings. But it can happen to a seasoned professional, too. Reuters stringer Radovan Stoklasa was one of the few people left in a makeshift press centre in the Slovakian town of Handlova about 40 minutes after Prime Minister Robert Fico had briefed reporters on a


Three Spanish tourists killed in central Afghanistan gun attack

Seven others including four foreigners were injured, Afghan officials say.


Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday, an incoming senior security official said. Lai, who succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen after having been her vice president for the past four years, will have to deal with a China that has


Throwing cash in the air - Nigeria's wedding dilemma

Spraying money - flinging cash at the happy couple - is a highlight of many ceremonies but is illegal.


Philippines to vigorously defend territory, president says

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday the country will "vigorously defend what is ours", in a thinly veiled reference to mounting tensions with China over maritime disputes. The conduct against intruders disrespecting Philippine territorial integrity will be guided by law and the responsibility as a rules-abiding member of the international community, Marcos


BSP awaits opportunity to cut reserve requirement

MANILA, Philippines — A day after hinting at an interest rate cut in August, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. suggested that the economy might be in need of a further shot of liquidity as he recognized that financial conditions are tighter than necessary. In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Remolona reiterated his wish to reduce banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to 5 percent from 9.5 percent, still higher...


British Army sinks the Americans in bridge-building war game triumph

Faced with the daunting task of crossing an 156-metre stretch across the Drawa River in the west of Poland, the British troops created a makeshift ferry crossing in just 18 minutes.


Man jailed after postman killed by dangerous driving

Barrie Barker was found guilty for causing the death of Leeds father Alex Firth in April 2022.


Lotto Draw Results, May 17, 2024 | Ultra Lotto 6/58, Mega Lotto 6/45, 4D, 3D, 2D

Here are the winning lotto combinations of the lotto draw results for the 9 p.m. draw on Friday, May 17.


Qatari firm Baladna eyes dairy business in PH

MANILA, Philippines — Qatari agricultural firm Baladna is mulling over investing in a large-scale, fully integrated dairy facility in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Friday. Established in 2014, Baladna is Qatar’s largest dairy and beverage producer, supplying over 95 percent of the country’s fresh milk. The DTI said that Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual had an engagement in Doha with company officials...


David Miliband 'wants to be British ambassador to the United States'

Many in Westminster think David Miliband could do a David Cameron and become Sir Keir's foreign secretary in the Lords. But his ambitions are said to lie stateside.


INQToday: China empowers self to detain SCS ‘trespassers’; Experts say it is illegal, illegitimate

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: China empowers self to detain South China Sea ‘trespassers’ China has approved a new policy authorizing its coast guard extensive powers to detain foreigners deemed “illegally crossing” its borders without trial, according to media reports. An article published by the South China Morning Post on May 16 detailed the new rule, which is set to take effect next month on June 15. PH to buy 5 Japan-made...


College Tensions Reignite With Arrests at Penn, Chicago Campuses

Police removed protesters who were attempting to occupy buildings at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Chicago Friday night, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas War once again flared up across college campuses.


Alcohol abuse 'costs £27bn' and 'King's fighting spirit'

The public cost of alcohol abuse and the King's plans to travel for D-Day tributes lead the papers.


Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?

The Philippines investigates a mayor as it faces increasing sea tensions with China.


Life is hard? ‘Haka-haka lang iyan,’ anti-poverty czar Gadon says

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential anti-poverty czar and disbarred lawyer Larry Gadon on Friday said that those who think life is hard are merely imagining things. “Sa totoo lang, iyong mga nagsasabi ng napakahirap ng buhay ay sila lang ang nagsasabi niyan, haka-haka lang nila iyan,” Gadon said at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing. (To be honest, those who say that life is very difficult are the only ones saying that; it is just in...


Queen Maxima to visit Philippines, to push financial inclusion

MANILA, Philippines — Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is scheduled to visit Manila next week in her capacity as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). She is expected to stay from May 21 to 23 and meet with President Marcos and top finance officials. The visit will focus on advancing key foundational building blocks for financial inclusion – including connectivity, digital...


A man investigated in the deaths of women in northwest Oregon has been indicted in 3 killings

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who has been under investigation in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found scattered across northwest Oregon last year has been indicted in two of those killings — as well as in the death of a woman whose body was found in Washington state. A grand jury indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun, 39, on second-degree murder charges in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24; Bridget Leanne Webster, 31; and Joanna Speaks, 32,...


Atin Ito: China's threats to jail WPS trespassers a desperate move

A civilian group which recently went to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) denounced on Saturday China's threat to detain foreigners trespassing in the South China Sea. “China’s threats on so-called trespassers in the West Philippine Sea are a clear indication of their desperation," Akbayan president and Atin Ito Coalition co-convenor Rafaela David said in a statement. "It is China which is trespassing in our seas. These threats...


Migrants slam 'hotel king' who raked in £3.5m PER DAY for housing them

A lucrative contract to accommodate new arrivals has catapulted Graham King - dubbed 'the migrant hotel king' - into the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £750million .


Visayas Grid under yellow alert on Saturday evening — NGCP

The Visayas Grid will be placed under yellow alert status for the sixth straight day on Saturday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an advisory issued at 8 a.m. Saturday, the NGCP said that the yellow alert would be implemented between 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., indicating that the operating margin is not enough to meet the transmission grid's contingency requirement. The grid's available capacity is at 2,681 megawatts, but...


Sinister declassified CIA operations

The Central Intelligence Agency, better known simply as the CIA, has inspired fear, suspicion, and curiosity ever since its official formation in 1947. Before it was called the CIA, it was known as the Office of Strategic Services, and was responsible for some of the most covert operations during and after World War II. As the CIA, the organization has become notorious for an apparent disregard of federal and international law, and is suspected to handle some projects that even the president of the United States is unaware of. From toppling governments and staging false flag operations, to introducing one of the world's most addictive drugs to the US, the covert operations of the CIA that have come to light are, if nothing else, fascinating to read about. Intrigued? Read on to learn more about some of the CIA's declassified deeds.


‘Overkill’, PCG says of China Coast Guard deployment for ‘Atin Ito’ convoy

MANILA, Philippines — Describing it as “overkill,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday said the deployment of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal which was visited by a civilian convoy the other day was the biggest one so far. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said there were 10 CCG vessels monitored during the entire duration of Atin Ito’s convoy in Panatag Shoal. “They were...


Why Was Alito Flying the Flag Upside Down After January 6?

Justice Alito blamed his wife for the incident, but he did not disavow what the symbol stands for.


Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah. Residents said Israeli armour had thrust as far as the market at the heart of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight


PH to get $10-M ‘green climate’ grant

MANILA — The Philippines is set to bag a $10-million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to support the government’s capacity to address climate hazards, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. The GCF is an international fund under the global climate treaty, the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The fund was created to support low-emission development and climate resilience projects in developing...


Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the troubled Pacific island territory, after riots that killed four people, a traveller from Sydney said on Saturday. "The kids are definitely hungry because we don't really have much option of what we can feed them," Joanne Elias said from a resort in the capital Noumea, where her family has


‘End of an era’: Ayala exits Manila Water

MANILA, Philippines — After a 27-year investment in a highly regulated utility, the Ayala conglomerate is unloading its remaining economic interest in Manila Water Co. (MWC) to tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.-led Trident Water Company Holdings Inc. for P14.5 billion. Building up group-wide cash reserves, Ayala Corp. and subsidiary Michigan Holdings Inc. are collectively selling their nearly 578 million common shares for P22.36 each. The price shows a...


Zubiri hits China bid to detain ‘trespassers’ in disputed waters

MANILA, Philippines — China’s new rule that would supposedly grant its coast guard the power to detain foreigners deemed “illegally crossing” its borders without trial is a violation of international laws, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Friday. In a radio interview, Zubiri said the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea “are freedom of navigation lanes.” “Clear violation of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...