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Appeal for young victim of assault to come forward

A man has been arrested after a teenager was allegedly hit by a car and assaulted by the driver.

2024-07-07T11:46:19Z

Universal Credit, PIP, state pension and cost of living plans confirmed by Labour after election win

Labour has promised to "kickstart economic growth" after 14 years of Conservative Government and wants to address the rise in economic inactivity. But what does it mean for the benefits system?

2024-07-08T00:18:58Z

Home Secretary launches new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel in small boats. Recruitment of a Border Security Commander, who will report directly to the Home Secretary, will begin on Monday, with the recruit expected to take up their post in the coming weeks, the Home Office said.

2024-07-07T20:00:39Z

History's greatest watercolor artists

Watercolor is often overlooked as a medium of merit when discussing art history. And yet some of the greatest and most respected artists the world has ever known at some point applied this method of painting during their careers. And there are those whose names are in fact synonymous with this technique, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. So, who are the watercolor artists who continue to influence painting today? Click through for a portfolio of artists credited with establishing watercolor as an independent, mature, and respected painting medium.

2024-07-07T14:13:50Z

Marcos revokes civil service privileges to NDCP graduates

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has revoked the granting of career executive service (CES) officer eligibility and ranks to graduates of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). In Executive Order (EO) No. 63, the President approved the Career Executive Service Board’s recommendation to rescind an earlier policy that gave CES eligibility and rank to NDCP graduates of its Master in National Security...

2024-07-06T21:22:10Z

Government hikes subsidies to P9.7 billion in May

MANILA, Philippines — The government ramped up its budgetary support to state-run firms by over 30 percent to P9.7 billion in May, largely to fund irrigation projects in the country. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that subsidies to government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in May went up by 32 percent to P9.74 billion from P7.38 billion in the same period last year. During the month, budgetary support for major...

2024-07-07T16:36:11Z

With Argentina's president skipping Mercosur, the future of the trade alliance looks doubtful

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The most notable thing about the Mercosur trade bloc's meetings on Sunday in Paraguay was an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei. With the Argentine populist skipping the summit to star at a right-wing rally in Brazil, South America's biggest trade bloc — politically divided, notoriously slow-moving and beset by backsliding — faces an uncertain future. Milei has advocated for pulling Argentina, a leader...

2024-07-07T22:49:36Z

West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave

By Ope Adetayo and Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger made clear their intentions to leave the bloc by signing a confederation treaty. The Alliance of Sahel States treaty, signed on Saturday, underscored the three countries'

2024-07-07T16:25:30Z

Left-wing New Popular Front coalition leads second round of French parliamentary elections –polls

PARIS (Reuters) - France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, leading pollsters said on Sunday, putting them on track for an unexpected win over the far right National Rally (RN) party but short of an absolute majority in parliament. An IFOP estimate for broadcaster TF1 said the New Popular Front could win 180-215 seats

2024-07-07T18:16:02Z

Bacoor City sets 25-player pool for MPVA

BACOOR CITY, Cavite — Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) inaugural season champion Bacoor City selected 25 players to form its training pool for the upcoming season of the fledgling volleyball league. More than 100 players joined the tryouts held last weekend at Strike Gym and Lady Strikers head coach Sandy Rieta picked a pool of 25 players from which the final lineup of the team will be taken. Among those who participated in the...

2024-07-08T01:56:43Z

DOTr eyes arbitration case vs Chinese train builder

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to file an arbitration case against CRRC Dalian, a Chinese train manufacturer, for allegedly delivering non-compliant trains for the MRT-3 system. The trains supplied by Dalian are heavier than what was specified in the contract, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. Running Dalian's trains could result in higher maintenance and rail line costs, Bautista said. He said the government was...

2024-07-07T16:16:38Z

NEU produces 1,883 graduates for AY 2023-2024

THE New Era University (NEU) produced 1,883 graduates for the Academic Year 2023-2024 during its 49th Commencement Exercises held at the Philippine Arena on June 28, 2024. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, the commencement guest of honor and speaker, delivered his message to the graduates related to the theme "Empowering Graduates with Excellence, Discipline, and Selfless Service to Humanity." He highlighted the values of competence, discipline...

2024-07-07T16:16:39Z

Dutch ministers pledge 'rock solid' support for Ukraine on first visit to Kyiv

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - The newly appointed Dutch defence and foreign affairs ministers have said the Netherlands' support for Ukraine is "rock solid". The Netherlands has been a key ally to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February 2022, but a far-right election victory last year cast doubt on its commitment. On their first visit to Kyiv, Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans and

2024-07-07T15:15:28Z

Speaking English in the Philippines

It's both a blessing and a curse. A double-edged-sword, as they say, a blade that cuts both ways. What I'm talking about is being a native English speaker in the Philippines. The good thing about it, of course, is that most Filipinos speak English. The bad thing? Just that, well, most Filipinos speak English. Let me explain. Growing up in an English-speaking country like the US, as I did, significantly decreases one's chances of ever learning...

2024-07-07T16:20:48Z

Left leads French election in blow to Le Pen's far right and Macron

By Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Zhifan Liu PARIS (Reuters) -French political parties faced a daunting task to put together a government on Sunday after the second round of elections threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right. The results, based on pollsters' projections, were a setback for Marine Le Pen's nationalist,

2024-07-07T21:01:24Z

Protesters spray water guns at tourists in Barcelona as thousands rally against overtourism

Tourists in Barcelona were squirted with water guns and told to "go home" by protesters on Saturday. Barcelona welcomed 15 million travelers in 2023.

2024-07-07T18:35:52Z

Solon asks House to pass bill that will protect history subject from revision

MANILA, Philippines — Leaders of the House of Representatives should expedite the passage of a bill mandating the inclusion of Philippine History as a separate subject in the high school curriculum. This move is meant to ensure that the subject is not revised. These statements came from House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro on Sunday. She made the call after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed...

2024-07-07T14:55:04Z

Rice tariff collections up 34% to P23 billion in H1

MANILA, Philippines — Rice tariff collections in the first semester rose by more than a third on a yearly basis to over P23 billion, driven by elevated import volume coupled by higher import prices, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. Preliminary BOC data showed the agency collected P23.193 billion in tariffs from January to June, about 34 percent higher than the P17.28 billion collected in the same period last year. BOC data indicated that rice...

2024-07-07T16:35:59Z

PM Starmer meets Scottish Labour team to celebrate party victory

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in Edinburgh, celebrating the party's victory in the nation.

2024-07-07T17:51:59Z

Bubble bursts for France's far-right as voters bar it from power

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - The champagne was on ice at the far-right National Rally's (RN) headquarters, but the celebratory mood swiftly turned to disbelief when the first projected results from Sunday's parliamentary election appeared on TV screens. For days, Marine Le Pen had confidently predicted that her party would triumph with an outright majority and her protege Jordan

2024-07-07T22:31:43Z

Cooper sets out plan to tackle small boat crossings

The new home secretary says she will start work to recruit a border security commander on Monday.

2024-07-07T17:01:59Z

'A lot of hope': French left rejoices at unexpected election win

As the first projections showed the left in the lead of France's parliamentary polls, against all expectations, a large crowd of left-wing activists erupted in joy in Paris. We weren't expecting it."

2024-07-07T22:51:19Z

DA OKs P510 million fuel subsidy to farmers

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the release of over P510 million in fuel subsidy to about 160,000 farmers owning machinery to help them cope with the high fuel costs. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said he issued a memorandum order that approved the distribution of fuel subsidies to farmers owning or renting machinery used in crop, livestock and poultry productions. The distribution of the...

2024-07-07T16:35:58Z

China Coast Guard, maritime militia intercept PCG vessels in Ayungin Shoal

A China Coast Guard (CCH) vessel intercepted two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels near the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, according to a maritime expert on Sunday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), former US Air Force official and former defense attaché Ray Powell said that CCG 5203 blocked the BRP Cabra and BRP Cape Engano which were passing 14 nautical miles east of Ayungin Shoal. Meanwhile, six Chinese maritime militia vessels...

2024-07-07T09:09:07Z

'I still have hope': Voters react after far-right trail in elections

'I still have hope': Voters react after far-right trail left in French elections. National rally voters felt dissapointed as the leftist alliance unexpectedly took the top spot in the legislative elections.

2024-07-07T22:37:45Z

Sister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea's live-fire drills 'suicidal hysteria'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps Monday if further provoked. The warning by Kim Yo Jong came after South Korea performed firing exercises in its tense land and sea borders with North Korea in the past two weeks. The exercises were the first of their kind since South Korea...

2024-07-08T00:49:38Z

PH, Japan sign reciprocal access agreement

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan are scheduled to sign the reciprocal access agreement (RAA) in Malacañang on Monday (July 8), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. In a statement on Sunday night, PCO said Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Kihara Minoru are likewise expected to pay a courtesy call on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. READ: Marcos, Japan PM want reciprocal access agreement...

2024-07-07T18:34:59Z

Binibining Pilipinas 2024 opens with epic reunion of more than 100 queens onstage

Click this link for Binibining Pilipinas 2024 Live Updates!!! Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) has managed to gather more than 100 of its winners from its 60-year run to open the 2024 competition show Sunday night, July 7, with the most iconic international titleholders from the Philippines sharing the same stage in a massive opening presentation. Queens crowned in the 60s paraded alongside winners spanning decades, all the way to...

2024-07-07T14:02:06Z

Woman who wrote 'How to murder your husband' essay tried to get away with 'perfect' crime

Nancy Crampton Brophy wrote an essay titled "How to murder your husband" before going on to shoot and kill her own spouse - and never once mentioned him to friends

2024-07-07T23:01:07Z

Over P3M in shabu seized in Las Piñas

(UPDATE) POLICE authorities seized over P3 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested three drug suspects in a series of antidrug operations in Las Piñas City on Saturday. Operatives from the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-PDEG) said in a statement on Sunday that two of the three arrested were high-value individuals (HVIs). PDEG chief BGen. Eleazar Matta said that Ariel Alejandro Temporal, Jennifer Pagulayan Francisco,...

2024-07-07T16:16:40Z

Israeli Embassy mourns tragic death of beauty contestant, BF

The Israeli Embassy on Sunday expressed sadness at the passing of Israeli citizen Yitshak Cohen and his girlfriend, beauty contestant Geneva Lopez in Tarlac. Their bodies were discovered on Saturday morning in Barangay Sta. Lucia in the municipality of Capas. "The Embassy of Israel in Manila is deeply saddened by the tragic discovery of the cadavers of Israeli citizen Yitshak Cohen and his partner, Geneva Sarita Lopez, in Brgy. Sta. Lucia,...

2024-07-07T06:15:03Z

UK’s Reeves to Unveil Labour’s Growth Plan in First Major Speech

Rachel Reeves will lay out the new Labour government’s plans to spur private investment in her first major speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday, as the party tries to ride the momentum of its landslide UK election win last week in a dash for economic growth.

2024-07-08T00:11:06Z

Murder investigation launched following 'heinous attack'

Emergency services were called at 3pm yesterday following reports of a stabbing on Lea Bridge Road, east London. A 33-year-old man died at the scene.

2024-07-07T11:24:32Z

HEADLINES: Driver tags 2 cops in Tarlac killings | July 8, 2024

Good day. Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Monday, July 8, 2024. Today's podcast is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, the Philippines' leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer -- your trusted building partner. Driver tags 2 cops in Tarlac killings THE driver of the SUV used to transport the bodies of beauty queen Geneva Sarita Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen to Tarlac, where they were buried, will...

2024-07-07T16:44:03Z

Cebu City now 100% ready to host Palarong Pambansa – Raymond

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With two days left before the official kickoff of Palarong Pambansa 2024, acting Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said that everything is now in place. “We’re very much prepared akong gi tan-aw nga murag naa jud tas one hundred percent ani obviously, kay tungod gyud sa atong mga preparations nga gipangbuhat,” he said. Still, Garcia said that they will continue to look into the needs of the visiting student-athletes...

2024-07-07T11:47:30Z

Binibining Pilipinas 2024 crowns Abra’s Myrna Esguerra, Pampanga’s Jasmin Bungay

Click this link for Binibining Pilipinas 2024 Live Updates!!! Two new queens became instant millionaires, Binibining Pilipinas International Myrna Esguerra from Abra and Binibining Pilipinas Globe Jasmin Bungay from Pampanga, at the culmination of the Bb. Pilipinas 2024 competition, the national pageant’s 60th edition. The ceremonies celebrating the most enduring national pageant’s 60th anniversary began Sunday night, July 7, at the Smart...

2024-07-07T17:17:36Z

Alice Guo to skip Senate probe anew

Gatchalian warns of arrest MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is still suffering from “trauma” and is not keen on attending the Senate hearing on July 10, her lawyer said yesterday. But Guo could be arrested if she fails to attend the hearing, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Guo has reportedly decided not to stay in Tarlac. Asked if Guo is still in the Philippines, her legal counsel Stephen David said, “I...

2024-07-07T16:35:54Z

With nearly all reelectionists, PSE names new board

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) has appointed its new board of directors, 14 of whom were reelected during its annual stockholders’ meeting Saturday. Former PSE director Edgardo Lacson was the only new addition to the PSE’s new 15-member board after he was elected as non-broker director representing other market participants. Lacson, chairman of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines and honorary chairman...

2024-07-07T16:36:14Z

Tributes paid after cyclist dies in road collision

The man in his 70s, named by his running and cycling clubs as Arthur Whiston, died at the scene.

2024-07-07T17:17:41Z

Labor to help remove PH from list of worst places

ORGANIZED labor is willing to collaborate with employer groups and the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) in removing the Philippines from the list of worst places for workers. "We are open to discussions with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines and DoLE to remove the Philippines from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) list of top 10 violators of trade union and human rights in the world," Federation of Free...

2024-07-07T16:16:39Z

More time, policies needed to shift to renewables – NEDA

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will need time and policies to transition to using fully or predominantly renewable energy (RE) to support the economy, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. On the sidelines of the Development Academy of the Philippines’ stakeholders appreciation dinner, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan told reporters that prices of renewables, particularly solar, are likely to fall with batteries to...

2024-07-07T16:36:00Z

Lithuanians unite in global anthem sing-along, from Ukraine frontline to Pacific

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - From the Ukrainian frontline to the Pacific islands of Vanuatu, hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians simultaneously sang their national anthem on Saturday in an annual demonstration of unity. The tradition, launched in 2009 to mark 1,000 years of history, unites the Central European nation of 2.9 million with its diaspora, estimated in hundreds of thousands.

2024-07-07T18:15:56Z

Alethea Ambrosio wins Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2024

Indonesia's Harashta Haifa Zahra wins Miss Supranational 2024.

2024-07-07T20:06:56Z

What a hung parliament in France could mean for markets

Initial indications on Sunday evening for the French parliamentary run-off vote threw up some big surprises.

2024-07-07T20:06:14Z

French and foreign politicians react to French election upset

PARIS (Reuters) -Following are reactions to the upset results of France's parliamentary election on Sunday. The country was on course for a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coming first, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's centrists and the far-right National Rally (RN). PRIME MINISTER GABRIEL ATTAL "Tonight, the (political) extremes have no absolute majority, thanks

2024-07-07T19:46:14Z

Fix NHS gaps or face more attacks - ex cyber chief

Experts warn outdated NHS IT systems remain vulnerable after the cyber attack on hospitals.

2024-07-08T00:33:12Z

Nato turns 75 with Ukraine and future on line

WASHINGTON — Nato’s 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in Ukraine and electoral headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic. US President Joe Biden, fighting for his political life after a disastrous debate against Nato skeptic Donald Trump, will turn his attention away from campaigning to welcome leaders of the...

2024-07-07T03:17:32Z

Soldier dies in Negros road mishap

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — An Army soldier died in a collision in Ilog, Negros Occidental on Saturday. Pfc. John Leo Saldua of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion was declared dead on arrival at the Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan due to head and leg injuries. Investigation showed Saldua was on a motorcycle when he crashed into a passenger bus in Barangay Manalad. Bus driver Ryan Miraveles was taken to the police station for...

2024-07-07T16:35:52Z

Marcos designates land in Victoria, Tarlac as special economic zone

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has designated an area in Victoria, Tarlac as a special economic zone, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). In a statement on Sunday, the PCO said the 297,719-square-meter property in Barangay Baculong will be known as the Victoria Industrial Park under Proclamation No. 623. READ: Peza chief says P2.845 billion in investments approved for March The PCO said special...

2024-07-07T08:54:05Z

22-strong PH delegation set for Paris Games

TWENTY-TWO is the final count of the Philippine athlete delegation for the Paris Olympics which comes off the wraps on July 26. Gilas Pilipinas, the last one to have tried to make the Games, would have made it 23 had it ruled the FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia. The Philippines suffered a 60-71 defeat to Brazil in the semifinal on Saturday as the country could not make the Olympic basketball stage for 52 years now or...

2024-07-07T16:25:13Z