US, PHL WARN CHINA AFTER WPS COLLISION; Biden renews defense commitment as Manila says not looking for war
By ALFRED G. GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA/WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has renewed US commitment to defend the Philippines in case it is attacked as the Philippines warned that he collisions between Philippine and China vessels near Ayungin…
Enrile asks Sandiganbayan to drop plunder case citing age, trial delays
QUEZON CITY — Chief presidential legal counsel and former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has urged the Sandiganbayan to immediately resolve his motion to dismiss the plunder case against him. This comes after the anti-graft court’s Third Division ruled on October…
Villar warns: NCR will sink if Manila Bay reclamation projects continue
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda PASAY CITY – There is a danger that reclamation projects in Manila Bay may cause Metro Manila to slowly sink, like what is happening to Jakarta in Indonesia. Senator Cynthia Villar issued the warning during Tuesday’s…
Ombudsman files graft raps vs. ex-DOH chief Garin, 4 others over Dengvaxia
By Jennifer T. Santos QUEZON CITY –The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft and malversation charges against former Department of Health Secretary now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin and four other DOH officials over the supposed unauthorized purchase of anti-Dengue vaccines…
Governor spews hate on young Asian reporter
By Gilda Balan, Correspondent OMAHA, Nebraska – While it is a given that hate crimes, especially against Asians, occur when “ordinary” US citizens take it upon themselves to spew hateful words and acts usually in the streets of the cities…
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WORSENS; 3 Filipinos killed, others missing; Biden, Pope call for humanitarian corridor, aid for Palestinians in Gaza
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief TEL AVIV/MANILA/WASHINGTON – As the Israel-Hamas war appears to be worsening and may spill over to nearby Middle East countries like Lebanon, Syria and Iran, repatriation of Filipinos in Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza…
Pia Wurtzbach stuns at LA fashion show, plans US book tour
LOS ANGELES – Beauty queen and actress Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach took the United States by storm recently. After gracing the Los Angeles show of Filipino fashion designer Mark Bumgarner, the 2015 Miss Universe revealed she was planning to hold a book…
HEALTH & WEALTH: UPAI celebrates Pangasinan Day; Mrs. Pangasinan Coronation & Ball on Nov 4
As columnist and lifetime member of the United Pangasinanes of America, Inc. (UPAI), I am delighted to announce the celebration of Pangasinan Day and Mrs. Pangasinan Coronation & Ball on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the HILTON HOTEL BAYFRONT, 600…
THE OUTSIDER (Melandrew T. Velasco): SMC-PLEX, a game changer infra project in Pangasinan
Pangasinan, the third largest province in the Philippines, received a major boost recently from San Miguel Corporation Infrastructure with the signing of a joint venture agreement for an expressway project costing P34 billion. Being a native son of Pangasinan, I…
Manila International Film Festival in US in November and January
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is going to Hollywood! The annual event that puts a spotlight on Philippine cinema is launching its global edition titled Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) on November 2. The MIFF launch will take place…
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